Comments on: The Huge Hunter or, The Steam Man of the Prairies http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:24:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Invisible Library » Blog Archive » Steam Powered Men Shoot The Moon http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/comment-page-1/#comment-234137 The Invisible Library » Blog Archive » Steam Powered Men Shoot The Moon Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:01:01 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/#comment-234137 [...] this last week but it slipped my mind until the books arrived yesterday. John Halbo at Crooked Timber has done the world a great favor and brought two lost classics of 19th century science fiction back [...] [...] this last week but it slipped my mind until the books arrived yesterday. John Halbo at Crooked Timber has done the world a great favor and brought two lost classics of 19th century science fiction back [...]

]]> By: Ticker - NuT http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/comment-page-1/#comment-232931 Ticker - NuT Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:54:28 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/#comment-232931 [...] Timber: "Steam Man" und "Brick [...] [...] Timber: “Steam Man” und “Brick [...]

]]> By: Crooked Timber » » The Brick Moon http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/comment-page-1/#comment-232927 Crooked Timber » » The Brick Moon Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:33:38 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/#comment-232927 [...] selection goes with last night’s. Late 1860’s US SF. Ergo, for fun, another Lulu edition."No," said Q. bravely, [...] [...] selection goes with last night’s. Late 1860’s US SF. Ergo, for fun, another Lulu edition."No," said Q. bravely, [...]

]]> By: Jacob Rus http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/comment-page-1/#comment-232904 Jacob Rus Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:56:47 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/#comment-232904 Oh actually, it looks like it is possible to get through interlibrary loan. Oh actually, it looks like it is possible to get through interlibrary loan.

]]> By: Jacob Rus http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/comment-page-1/#comment-232903 Jacob Rus Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:50:06 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/#comment-232903 The book is in Harvard's Hollis catalog. Apparently there is a copy at the Center for Research Libraries in Chicago, to whose reading room Harvard students (among others) have access, assuming they want to physically travel to Chicago. Also: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1980. -- 1 reel ; 35 mm. -- (Dime novels : Unit 1 ; 591-DN : reel 15:32) The book is in Harvard’s Hollis catalog. Apparently there is a copy at the Center for Research Libraries in Chicago, to whose reading room Harvard students (among others) have access, assuming they want to physically travel to Chicago.

Also:
Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1980.—1 reel ; 35 mm.—(Dime novels : Unit 1 ; 591-DN : reel 15:32)

]]> By: Nabakov http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/comment-page-1/#comment-232892 Nabakov Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:08:12 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/#comment-232892 Pynchon has a lot of ripping fun and merry japes with this genre (especially its Submarine Boys/Tom Swift offshoots) in 'Against The Day'. Pynchon has a lot of ripping fun and merry japes with this genre (especially its Submarine Boys/Tom Swift offshoots) in ‘Against The Day’.

]]> By: garymar http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/comment-page-1/#comment-232887 garymar Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:31:28 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/#comment-232887 <blockquote>garymar, I’m way ahead of you.</blockquote> My God, you really are! That is the exact illustration I had in mind! And I bought the book in the <i>mid-1960s.</i> Funny how these things rumble around in the memory for decades. And I almost got the caption perfectly right.
garymar, I’m way ahead of you.

My God, you really are! That is the exact illustration I had in mind!

And I bought the book in the mid-1960s. Funny how these things rumble around in the memory for decades. And I almost got the caption perfectly right.

]]> By: John Holbo http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/comment-page-1/#comment-232886 John Holbo Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:55:20 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/#comment-232886 Thanks for the Goodchild reference. I went and visited their homepage and, apparently, they are closed until April 15. I've actually found a reprint copy (thanks to a suggestion by Adam Roberts.) So I think I'm ok. Thanks for the Goodchild reference. I went and visited their homepage and, apparently, they are closed until April 15. I’ve actually found a reprint copy (thanks to a suggestion by Adam Roberts.) So I think I’m ok.

]]> By: John Holbo http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/comment-page-1/#comment-232885 John Holbo Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:53:54 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/#comment-232885 garymar, I'm way ahead of you. http://www.thevalve.org/go/valve/article/why_the_valve_is_so_good_plus_bonus_cfp/ garymar, I’m way ahead of you.

http://www.thevalve.org/go/valve/article/why_the_valve_is_so_good_plus_bonus_cfp/

]]> By: dan hartung http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/comment-page-1/#comment-232884 dan hartung Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:45:15 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/#comment-232884 I've expanded and formatted the Wikipedia article. In the history there is a quite long biography that the author later deleted, saying it was taken directly from his own dissertation. I’ve expanded and formatted the Wikipedia article. In the history there is a quite long biography that the author later deleted, saying it was taken directly from his own dissertation.

]]> By: John Holbo http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/comment-page-1/#comment-232883 John Holbo Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:43:42 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/#comment-232883 ross, you are obviously right. It must be 'awe'. Thanks for that. ross, you are obviously right. It must be ‘awe’. Thanks for that.

]]> By: Ross Smith http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/comment-page-1/#comment-232868 Ross Smith Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:24:42 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/#comment-232868 <i>No wonder that something like superstitious have filled the breasts of the two men...</i> I think that makes sense if you replace "have" with "awe". Probably OCR turned "awe" into "ave", and then a spellchecker turned that into "have". (And I just noticed that Firefox's spellchecker doesn't know the word "spellchecker".) No wonder that something like superstitious have filled the breasts of the two men…

I think that makes sense if you replace “have” with “awe”. Probably OCR turned “awe” into “ave”, and then a spellchecker turned that into “have”.

(And I just noticed that Firefox’s spellchecker doesn’t know the word “spellchecker”.)

]]> By: DWMF http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/comment-page-1/#comment-232854 DWMF Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:58:04 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/#comment-232854 [lightbulb moment] A later addition to the genre are the Skylark trilogy written by E. E. 'Doc' Smith. (I know, space not steam, but the ancestry is obvious.) A guilty pleasure at the time, but now I don't feel guilty at all. [/lightbulb] [lightbulb moment] A later addition to the genre are the Skylark trilogy written by E. E. ‘Doc’ Smith. (I know, space not steam, but the ancestry is obvious.) A guilty pleasure at the time, but now I don’t feel guilty at all. [/lightbulb]

]]> By: garymar http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/comment-page-1/#comment-232837 garymar Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:15:48 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/#comment-232837 Found it! Victor G. Durham wrote them. There's even one on Amazon. Amazing. Found it! Victor G. Durham wrote them. There’s even one on Amazon. Amazing.

]]> By: garymar http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/comment-page-1/#comment-232836 garymar Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:13:45 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/03/17/the-huge-hunter-or-the-steam-man-of-the-prairies/#comment-232836 Long ago, at an estate sale in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, I picked up a copy of the <i>Submarine Boys</i> series, published about 1903, for 5 cents (USD). The Submarine Boys got into adventures around the world while serving on a newfangled vessel called a submarine, but this particular book also featured a plucky heroine ("Oh for the strength of a man!" she cried, as the wrench refused to budge and the waters rose) for whose affections they (manfully yet chastely) vied. I wonder who wrote it? Unfortunately I lost the book long ago. Long ago, at an estate sale in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, I picked up a copy of the Submarine Boys series, published about 1903, for 5 cents (USD). The Submarine Boys got into adventures around the world while serving on a newfangled vessel called a submarine, but this particular book also featured a plucky heroine (“Oh for the strength of a man!” she cried, as the wrench refused to budge and the waters rose) for whose affections they (manfully yet chastely) vied.

I wonder who wrote it? Unfortunately I lost the book long ago.

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