Download or read book The Huge Hunter Or The Steam Man of the Prairies written by Edward Sylvester Ellis and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Steam Man of the Prairies by Edward S. Ellis was the first U.S. science fiction dime novel and archetype of the Frank Reade series. The first novel starts when Ethan Hopkins and Mickey McSquizzle—a "Yankee" and an "Irishman"—encounter a colossal, steam-powered man in the American prairies. This steam-man was constructed by Johnny Brainerd, a teenage boy, who uses the steam-man to carry him in a carriage on various adventures.
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Download or read book The Huge Hunter written by Edward S Ellis and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Huge Hunter by Edward S. Ellis. A book you would love to read. An insight of the book; There was good cause for these exclamations upon the part of the Yankee and Irishman, as they stood on the margin of Wolf Ravine, and gazed off over the prairie. Several miles to the north, something like a gigantic man could be seen approaching, apparently at a rapid gait for a few seconds, when it slackened its speed, until it scarcely moved Occasionally it changed its course, so that it went nearly at right angles. At such times, its colossal proportions were brought out in full relief, looking like some Titan as it took its giant strides over the prairie...........
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Download or read book The Huge Hunter Or the Steam Man of the Prairies 1868 The First Novel written by Edward Sylvester Ellis and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-02-24 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Steam Man of the Prairies by Edward S. Ellis was the first U.S. science fiction dime novel and archetype of the Frank Reade series. It is one of the earliest examples of the so-called "Edisonade" genre.Ellis was a prolific 19th century author best known as a historian and biographer and a source of early heroic frontier tales in the style of James Fenimore Cooper. This novel may be inspired by the steam powered invention of Zadoc Dederick. The original novel was reissued six times from 1868 to 1904. A copy of the first 1868 printing with its cover intact is owned by the Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia.SummaryThe first novel starts when Ethan Hopkins and Mickey McSquizzle-a "Yankee" and an "Irishman"-encounter a colossal, steam-powered man in the American prairies. This steam-man was constructed by Johnny Brainerd, a teenaged boy, who uses the steam-man to carry him in a carriage on various adventures.The steam-powered man also appears in several panels of both The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Nemo: Heart of Ice. He is also referenced in Planetary.................Edward Sylvester Ellis (April 11, 1840 - June 20, 1916) was an American author who was born in Ohio and died at Cliff Island, Maine.Ellis was a teacher, school administrator, journalist, and the author of hundreds of books and magazine articles that he produced by his name and by a number of noms de plume. Notable fiction stories by Ellis include The Steam Man of the Prairies and Seth Jones, or the Captives of the Frontier.Internationally, Edward S. Ellis is probably known best for his Deerfoot novels read widely by young boys until the 1950s.Dime novelsSeth Jones was the most significant of early dime novels of publishers Beadle and Adams. It is said that Seth Jones was one of Abraham Lincoln's favorite stories. During the mid-1880s, after a fiction-writing career of some thirty years, Ellis eventually began composing more serious works of biography, history, and persuasive writing. Of note was "The Life of Colonel David Crockett," which had the story of Davy Crockett giving a speech usually called "Not Yours To Give." It was a speech in opposition to awarding money to a Navy widow on the grounds that Congress had no Constitutional mandate to give charity. It was said to have been inspired by Crockett's meeting with a Horatio Bunce, a much quoted man in Libertarian circles, but one for whom historical evidence is non-existent.
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Download or read book The Huge Hunter Or the Steam Man of the Prairies written by Edward Sylvester Ellis and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward Sylvester Ellis (April 11, 1840 - June 20, 1916) was an American author who was born in Ohio and died at Cliff Island, Maine. Ellis was a teacher, school administrator, journalist, and the author of hundreds of books and magazine articles[3] that he produced by his name and by a number of noms de plume. Notable fiction stories by Ellis include The Steam Man of the Prairies and Seth Jones, or the Captives of the Frontier. Internationally, Edward S. Ellis is probably known best for his Deerfoot novels read widely by young boys until the 1950s.Seth Jones was the most significant of early dime novels of publishers Beadle and Adams. It is said that Seth Jones was one of Abraham Lincoln's favorite stories. During the mid-1880s, after a fiction-writing career of some thirty years, Ellis eventually began composing more serious works of biography, history, and persuasive writing. Of note was "The Life of Colonel David Crockett," which had the story of Davy Crockett giving a speech usually called "Not Yours To Give." It was a speech in opposition to awarding money to a Navy widow on the grounds that Congress had no Constitutional mandate to give charity. It was said to have been inspired by Crockett's meeting with a Horatio Bunce, a much quoted man in Libertarian circles, but one for whom historical evidence is non-existent.
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Download or read book The Huge Hunter written by Edward ellis and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-09 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Huge Hunter Edward sylvester ellis 53 years before the word "robot" was introduced to the English language, 27 years before H.G. Wells wrote "The Time Machine" and 35 years before the Wright Brothers historic flight and Ford's first Model A there was "THE STEAM MAN of the PRAIRIES." "The Steam Man of the Prairies" was the first example of a mechanical man in literature. "The Steam Man of the Prairies" was one of the first American science fiction novels. "The Steam Man of the Prairies" was the forerunner of Steampunk and Edisonade literature. Written by prolific American author Edward S. Ellis, "Huge Hunter or Steam Man of the Prairies" was so popular, it inspired a number of sequels ... and now, you can read it just as it was presented over 100 years ago. Written at a time when the western United States was really wild: just 3 years after the US Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant is the new US President, and the First Transcontinental Railroad is a year from being complete; Jesse James is robbing trains and the so-called "Indian Wars" are in full swing (it's about 8 years before the Battle of Little Big Horn [Custer's Last Stand]). And onto the scene appears a man that's a machine made of metal and powered by steam! Until "The Steam Man of the Prairies," no published work had ever conceived of this wonderfully fantastic idea. Enjoy going back in time to experience a true original ... the first of its kind: "The Steam Man of the Prairies." NOTE: This edition of "The Huge Hunter or The Steam Man of the Prairies" includes a publishers preface along with the original text from the late 19th century. The original novel was reprinted six times from 1868 to 1904. The only known copy of the first 1868 printing with its cover intact is owned by the Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia, PA. Curated for quality by Edward S. Ellis great-great grandson, this book has been extensively reviewed in an attempt to remove imperfections introduced by the transcription and/or digitization process. Though best efforts have been made, this book might have an occasional error that should not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have reissued it in print as part of a continuing commitment to the preservation of the work of prolific American author Edward S. Ellis. For more details on the life, career and books of Edward S. Ellis, We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Download or read book The Huge Hunter Or the Steam Man of the Prairies written by Edward Sylvester Ellis and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-05-29 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'HOWLY vargin! what is that?' exclaimed Mickey McSquizzle, with something like horrified amazement. 'By the Jumping Jehosiphat, naow if that don't, beat all natur'!' 'It's the divil, broke loose, wid full steam on!' There was good cause for these exclamations upon the part of the Yankee and Irishman, as they stood on the margin of Wolf Ravine, and gazed off over the prairie. Several miles to the north, something like a gigantic man could be seen approaching, apparently at a rapid gait for a few seconds, when it slackened its speed, until it scarcely moved. Occasionally it changed its course, so that it went nearly at right angles. At such times, its colossal proportions were brought out in full relief, looking like some Titan as it took its giant strides over the prairie. The distance was too great to scrutinize the phenomenon closely; but they could see that a black volume of smoke issued either from its mouth or the top of its head, while it was drawing behind it a sort of carriage, in which a single man was seated, who appeared to control the movements of the extraordinary being in front of him.
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Download or read book The Steam Man of the Prairies written by Edward S. Ellis and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2016-07-20 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the earliest examples of steampunk literature and American science-fiction novels, this 1868 tale recounts the adventures of a teenage inventor who constructs an automaton to help him explore the American prairie.
Download or read book The Steam Man of the Prairies written by Ed John Spencer and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-08-11 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of three 19th-century American dime novels in the "Edisonade" genre Ñ featuring whiz-kid inventors and their steam- or electric-powered contraptions. Our heroes roam the Old West and do battle with forces of man and nature in these action-packed tales!
Download or read book The Steam Man of the Prairies written by Assistant Professor of Psychology John Spencer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-20 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HEROES OF INVENTION! Explore the 19th-century American dime novel! This collection features three exciting tales from the "Edisonade" genre, in which "whiz kid" inventors and their steam- or electric-powered creations were the heroes: The Steam Man of the Prairies (1868) is considered to be the first Edisonade and the first American science fiction dime novel. Frank Reade and His Steam Horse (1882) features Frank Reade, one of the most prolific and best known Edisonade heroes. In Jack Wright and His Electric Stage (1894), an inventor pursues the Jesse James Gang in his electric-powered stagecoach. Although the Edisonade tends to be classified as science fiction, many have elements of the Western, detective story, and adventure tales that serve as significant inspiration for today's Steampunk genre.