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245 10 a| Gears and godh| [electronic resource] :b| technocratic fiction, faith, and empire in Mark Twain's America /c| Nathaniel Williams.;

260 a| Tuscaloosa :b| The University of Alabama Press,c| [2018];

300 a| 206 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm.;

490 0 a| Studies in American literary realism and naturalism;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-198) and index.;

505 0 a| 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 -- 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.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "A revealing study of the connections between nineteenth-century technological fiction and American religious faith. In this work, Nathaniel Williams analyzes the genre of technology-themed exploration novels--dime novel adventure stories featuring steam-powered and electrified robots, airships, and submersibles. This genre proliferated during the same cultural moment when evolutionary science was dismantling Americans' prevailing, biblically based understanding of human history"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

600 10 a| Reade, Frank, Jr. (Fictitious character);

600 10 a| Twain, Mark,d| 1835-1910x| Criticism and interpretation.;

650 0 a| Literature and technologyz| United Statesx| Historyy| 19th century.;

650 0 a| Religion and literaturez| United Statesx| Historyy| 19th century.;

650 0 a| American fictiony| 19th centuryx| History and criticism.;

650 0 a| Technology in literature.;

650 0 a| Religion in literature.;

650 0 a| Dime novelsx| History and criticism.;

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Gears and god technocratic fiction, faith, and empire in Mark Twain's America / Nathaniel Williams.

Author/creator	Williams, Nathaniel, 1970-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2018]
Description	206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Reade, Frank, Jr. (Fictitious character) Twain, Mark, 1835-1910--Criticism and interpretation. Literature and technology--United States. --History. --19th century. Religion and literature--United States. --History. --19th century. American fiction--19th century. --History and criticism. Technology in literature. Religion in literature. Dime novels--History and criticism.

Series	Studies in American literary realism and naturalism
Contents	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 -- 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.
Abstract	"A revealing study of the connections between nineteenth-century technological fiction and American religious faith. In this work, Nathaniel Williams analyzes the genre of technology-themed exploration novels--dime novel adventure stories featuring steam-powered and electrified robots, airships, and submersibles. This genre proliferated during the same cultural moment when evolutionary science was dismantling Americans' prevailing, biblically based understanding of human history"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-198) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2017055305
ISBN	9780817319847 (cloth)

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