The Mechanic
First Edition. Novel in which a young inventor battles both steel and oil trusts. “The upcoming business magnate protagonist of The Mechanic powers his rise initially through an invention of his father, an improved method for refining iron ore into steel; his own later inventions include a vastly improved typesetting machine. En passant he discovers, in an old Native American mine, a fluid which almost magically increases the efficiency of oil when burned.” (http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/mcivor_allan). HANNA 2319; SMITH M-260.
Allan McIvor.
The Mechanic.
New York: William Ritchie, 1906.
Lehigh University Catalog Record: https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/10994758
A version of this text has been digitized and is available through the Internet Archive.
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