Copyright 2026, The Classic Tales https://store.classictalesaudiobooks.com/lydia-maria-childs-c130all.aspx Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:30:28 GMT 60 Nexternal RSS 2.0 en-us https://store.classictalesaudiobooks.com/the-rival-mechanicians-by-lydia-maria-childs-p295.aspx Product295 Fri, 9 Apr 2021 08:27:16 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.classictalesaudiobooks.com/the-rival-mechanicians-by-lydia-maria-childs-p295.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/classictal/images/TheRivalMechanicians-3000WEB_p295_t_p1_z180.jpg" alt="The Rival Mechanicians, by Lydia Maria Childs" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.classictalesaudiobooks.com/the-rival-mechanicians-by-lydia-maria-childs-p295.aspx">The Rival Mechanicians, by Lydia Maria Childs</a></span><br><a href="https://store.classictalesaudiobooks.com/the-rival-mechanicians-by-lydia-maria-childs-p295.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$2.50</b></span> <br /><br /><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">When an aged watchmaker pits his two proteges against each other, the result is magnificent imperfection.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) was best known for her stance against slavery, and for her promotion of the rights of Native Americans. The musical version of her Thanksgiving poem, “Over the River and Through the Woods,” is still sung by children today.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">“The Rival Mechanicians” has been lauded as one of the finest science fiction tales from the first half of the nineteenth century.&nbsp;<i>The Western Literary Messenger</i>declared it to be “above praise,” when it was first published in 1847.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.classictalesaudiobooks.com/lydia-maria-childs-c130all.aspx">Lydia Maria Childs</a> to see additional products in this category.</div>