- 168 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
Meet Boilerplate, the world's first robot soldierānot 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 husbandand-wife team who have richly imagined these characters and inserted them into accurate retellings 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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Campion (1862ā1938) and his
greatest invention: Boilerplate.
Chicago, November 1893.
and Jane Campion, circa 1870.
the many civilians who came from
nearby Washington, D.C., to picnic
and observe this historic engage-
ment between North and South.
They soon learned that war was no
longer a formal affair.
some of the earliest science fiction
dime novels. Pulp magazines such
as this one helped inspire him to
create Boilerplate.
directly in front of Robert and Jane
Campion during the first Battle
of Bull Run, July 21, 1861. They
and other spectators fled toward
Washington, D.C. as the Union army
was unexpectedly driven back by
Confederate forces.
Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Appendix
- Timeline
- Boilerplate Today
- Back Cover