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GEARS AND GOD
TECHNOCRATIC FICTION, FAITH, AND EMPIRE IN MARK TWAIN''S AMERICA |
By: |
Nathaniel Williams |
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Hardback |
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ISBN 10: |
0817319840 |
ISBN 13: |
9780817319847 |
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Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA PRESS |
Pub. date: |
30 June, 2018 |
Series: |
Studies in American Literary Realism and Naturalism Series |
Pages: |
216 |
Description: |
Provides a revealing study of the connections between nineteenth-century technological fiction and American religious faith. In Gears and God, Nathaniel Williams analyses the genre of technology-themed exploration novels - dime novel adventure stories featuring steam-powered and electrified robots, airships, and submersibles. |
Illustrations: |
5 black & white figures, 2 maps, 3 tables |
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