Frank Reade, Jr., With His New Steam Man in Central America
Frank Reade, Jr., With His New Steam Man in Central America
Meet the boy genius who built a robot in 1890s America. Frank Reade, Jr., teenage inventor and heir to an engineering legacy, has done the impossible: created a steam-powered man, a walking machine of copper and brass that can traverse jungle, survive falls, and outrun any pursuer. When his friend Tony Buckden vanishes somewhere in the wilds of Central America, Frank doesn't call the authorities. He climbs into the Steam Man's chest, fires up the boiler, and heads south with his loyal companions to retrieve his friend from whatever fate has claimed him. This is the novel that launched a thousand adventures, the dime novel that gave America its first boy-robot-hero, and a glimpse into a Victorian future that never arrived but still feels astonishingly alive.
