Senarens, Luis 1863-1939 creator text utu 2017 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Frank Reade, Jr., and His New Steam Man; or, The Young Inventor's Trip to the Far West" by "Noname" is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Frank Reade Jr., a talented young inventor who surpasses even his famous father, as he embarks on an adventurous journey with his new creation, the Steam Man, to save an innocent man wrongfully accused of murder. The opening of the novel introduces Frank Reade Sr., a once-great inventor who is now unable to pursue adventures, passing the mantle to his son. Frank Jr. is engaged in the development of a remarkable new machine, while the plot quickly thickens with the revelation of a friend from his father's past who is in dire trouble. This friend, Jim Travers, has been framed for a murder he did not commit, and Frank Jr. is determined to investigate the mystery, using his innovative invention. The chapter ends with Frank preparing for a journey that promises excitement and danger as he heads toward the prairies to uncover the truth and rescue his friend. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2017-01-09 E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Western stories American fiction -- 19th century Adventure stories Dime novels Inventors -- United States -- Fiction Popular literature -- United States PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53932 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53932 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134237.0 53932