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Gears and God: Technocratic Fiction, Faith, and Empire in Mark Twain's America (Amer Lit Realism & Naturalism)
| Full title: | Gears and God: Technocratic Fiction, Faith, and Empire in Mark Twain's America (Amer Lit Realism & Naturalism) |
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| ISBN: | 9780817319847 |
| ISBN 10: | 0817319840 |
| Authors: | Williams, Nathaniel |
| Publisher: | University Alabama Press |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Num. pages: | 224 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2018 |
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Synopsis
Introduction: This Is Religious, And Totally Different -- Part I. Gears -- Inventing The Technocratic Exploration Tale: God, Gears, And Empire -- Building Imperialists: The Steam Man, Used Up Man, And Man In The Moon -- Imagining Inventors: Frank Reade And Dime-novel Technocratic Exploration -- Part Ii. God -- Discovering Biblical Literalism: Frank Reade Redux -- Confronting Fol-de-rol: Mark Twain, Technocracy, And Religion -- Reconstructing Biblical History: Technocratic Explorations, 1899-1910 -- Conclusion: Technocratic Exploration's Legacy. Nathaniel Williams. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 183-198) And Index.