The Steam Man of the Prairies: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Steam Man of the Prairies, credited to Edward S. Ellis, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Steam Man of the Prairies by Edward S. Ellis. Read in English by Mark Nelson 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

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Steam Man of the Prairies
• Author credits: Edward S. Ellis
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Listed recording duration: 3:03:47

Catalogue topics

• sci-fi
• science fiction
• classic
• steam punk

Track guide

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

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