A hunchbacked boy of fifteen builds a man of iron that walks, driven by a steam boiler in its chest, and hitches it to a wagon for the prairies. Ellis was an Ohio schoolteacher who sold his first dime novel at twenty and never stopped, writing hundreds under a dozen names; this 1868 story is the first science fiction the American mass market produced, and every robot since is downstream of it.
Engels
The Life and Times of Col. Daniel Boone, Hunter, Soldier, and Pioneer (Annotated) : Enriched Edition. With Sketches of Simon Kenton, Lewis Wetzel, and Other Leaders in the Settlement of the West
The Life and Times of Col. Daniel Boone, Hunter, Soldier, and Pioneer : With Sketches of Simon Kenton, Lewis Wetzel, and Other Leaders in the Settlement of the West
The Jungle Fugitives : A Tale of Life and Adventure in India. Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring
The Land of Mystery : Enriched edition. Journey into the Unknown: Secrets of a Lost Civilization Revealed in a Thrilling Adventure Novel
The phantom hunter; or, love after death : A Haunting Tale of Love and the Supernatural
Colonel Crockett, the Texan trailer : An Epic Tale of Adventure and Frontier Life in Texas
The Star of India : A Treasure Hunt in the Heart of Indian Culture
The red wizard, or, the cave captive : Unveiling the Secrets of the Red Wizard's Cave
The Life of Kit Carson: Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A
The Huge Hunter; Or, The Steam Man of the Prairies
The Story of Red Feather: A Tale of the American Frontier
Adrift on the Pacific : A Boys [sic] Story of the Sea and its Perils
