Steam, Steel and Electricity

by James W. Steele

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148 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1895

About the author

James William Steele was a soldier, author, and magazine editor.

When war broke out in 1861, Steele joined the 38th Indiana Infantry Volunteers, Co. H out of New Albany in 1861 at the start of the war. He was wounded and discharged, then joined again and was commissioned as a second lieutenant with the 43rd Regiment of U.S. Colored Troops.

After the war, Steele returned to Topeka and studied law. In 1866 he married. In 1871 he helped establish the Kansas Magazine, and in 1873 he became its editor. From 1874 to 1877, he also served as consul at the Matanzas, Cuba consulate. He then moved to Chicago, and continued as editor of the magazine until his death. In his writings he sometimes signed himself as Deane Monahan.