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History's Mechanical Marvel
Abrams Image
October 2009
On Sale: October 1, 2009
Featuring: Archibald Campion
168 pages
ISBN: 0810989506
EAN: 9780810989504
Hardcover
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Meet Boilerplate, the world’s first robot soldier—not in a
present-day military lab or a science-fiction movie, but in
the past, during one of the most fascinating periods of U.S.
history. Designed by Professor Archibald Campion in 1893 as
a prototype, for the self-proclaimed purpose of “preventing
the deaths of men in the conflicts of nations,” Boilerplate
charged into combat alongside such notables as Teddy
Roosevelt and Lawrence of Arabia. Campion and his robot also
circled the planet with the U.S. Navy, trekked to the South
Pole, made silent movies, and hobnobbed with the likes of
Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla. You say you’ve never heard of Boilerplate before? That’s
because this book is the fanciful creation of a
husband-and-wife team who have richly imagined these
characters and inserted them into accurate re-tellings of
history. This full-color chronicle is profusely illustrated
with graphics mimicking period style, including photos,
paintings, posters, cartoons, maps, and even stereoscope
cards. Part Jules Verne and part Zelig, it’s a great volume
for a broad range of fans of science fiction, history, and
robots.
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