Steam Man and Airships: Technology of the Future in the Past

Steam Man and Airships: Technology of the Future in the Past

Authors:

Caroline C. Sheffield

Kenneth T. Carano

Michael J. Berson

Page:124

Journal Issue:

Issue
Social Education April 2008

Special Section:Visions of a Technological Past and Present

The Frank Reade dime novels reveal the strict, xenophobic, social class system of the late nineteenth century, while offering insight into the influence of technology.