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The Steam Man of the Prairies

Edward S. Ellis (1840 - 1916)

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. - Summary by Wikipedia

Genre(s): Science Fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): science fiction (411), sci-fi (111), classic (43), steam punk (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Chapter 1. The Terror of the Prairies	Mark Nelson	00:09:49
Play 02	Chapter 2. 'Handle Me Gently'	Mark Nelson	00:08:59
Play 03	Chapter 3. A Genius	Mark Nelson	00:09:23
Play 04	Chapter 4. The Trapper and the Artisan	Mark Nelson	00:09:13
Play 05	Chapter 5. On the Yellowstone	Mark Nelson	00:09:20
Play 06	Chapter 6. The Miners	Mark Nelson	00:09:35
Play 07	Chapter 7. The Steam Man On His Travels	Mark Nelson	00:08:58
Play 08	Chapter 8. Indians	Mark Nelson	00:08:42
Play 09	Chapter 9. The Steam Man as a Hunter	Mark Nelson	00:08:57
Play 10	Chapter 10. Wolf Ravine	Mark Nelson	00:08:16
Play 11	Chapter 11. The Steam Man on a Buffalo Hunt	Mark Nelson	00:09:12
Play 12	Chapter 12. The Grizzly Bear	Mark Nelson	00:08:29
Play 13	Chapter 13. An Appalling Danger	Mark Nelson	00:06:57
Play 14	Chapter 14. The Huge Hunter	Mark Nelson	00:08:48
Play 15	Chapter 15. The Attack in the Ravine	Mark Nelson	00:10:22
Play 16	Chapter 16. The Repulse	Mark Nelson	00:08:50
Play 17	Chapter 17. Homeward Bound	Mark Nelson	00:09:14
Play 18	Chapter 18. The Encampment	Mark Nelson	00:09:17
Play 19	Chapter 19. The Doings of a Night	Mark Nelson	00:08:06
Play 20	Chapter 20. The Concluding Catastrophe	Mark Nelson	00:13:20

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