The Conquest of America (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Dystopian NovelBy Cleveland Moffett
Length7h 46m
About this audiobook
Cleveland Moffett's The Conquest of America is a striking specimen of early twentieth-century invasion fiction, imagining a technologically efficient foreign assault that exposes the military and civic unpreparedness of the United States. Written in the tense idiom of popular journalism and speculative melodrama, the novel combines battles, political crisis, and patriotic exhortation with the documentary realism of headlines and strategic detail. Its literary context is the preparedness movement before American entry into the First World War, when fiction often served as warning as much as entertainment. Moffett, an American journalist, editor, and prolific writer of popular fiction, brought to the book the habits of a reporter: immediacy, topical urgency, and a fascination with modern systems of power. His career included investigative writing, science-minded journalism, and detective tales, all of which inform the novel's attention to evidence, mechanism, and public alarm. The specter of European militarism and America's uncertain role in world affairs clearly shaped his imaginative project. This book is recommended to readers interested in wartime propaganda, alternate history, and the cultural anxieties of pre-1917 America. Though sensational in plot, it remains valuable as a revealing document of national fear, technological imagination, and the persuasive uses of popular fiction.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreScience Fiction, General Fiction
Length7 hrs 46 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 20, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
17Chapter XIV. Philadelphia’s First City Troops Die in Defence of the Liberty Bell
2The Conquest of America
18Chapter XV. Thrilling Incident at Wanamaker’s Store When Germans Dishonour American Flag
3To My Fellow Americans
19Chapter XVI. An American Girl Brings News that Changes the Course of the Mount Vernon Peace Conference
4Chapter I. I Witness the Blowing Up of the Panama Canal
20Chapter XVII. Thomas A. Edison Makes a Serious Mistake in Accepting a Dinner Invitation
5Chapter II. American Aeroplanes and Submarines Battle Desperately Against the German Fleet
21Chapter XVIII. I Witness the Battle of the Susquehanna from Vincent Astor’s Aeroplane
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6Chapter III. German Invaders Drive the Iron into the Soul of Unprepared America
22Chapter XIX. General Wood Scores Another Brilliant Success Against the Crown Prince
7Chapter IV. Invasion of Long Island and the Battle of Brooklyn
23Chapter XX. Third Battle of Bull Run with Aeroplanes Carrying Liquid Chlorine
8Chapter V. General von Hindenburg Teaches New York City a Lesson
24Chapter XXI. The Awakening of America
9Chapter VI. Various Unpleasant Happenings in Manhattan
25Chapter XXII. On Christmas Eve Boston Theills the Nation with an Act of Magnificent Heroism
10Chapter VII. New Haven is Punished for Rioting and Insubordination
26Chapter XXIII. Confessions of an American Spy and Bravery of Buffalo Schoolboys
11Chapter VIII. I Have a Friendly Talk with the German Crown Prince and Secure a Sensational Interview
27Chapter XXIV. Novel Attack of American Airship Upon German Super-Dreadnought
12Chapter IX. Boston Offers Desperate and Bloody Resistance to the Invaders
28Chapter XXV. Desperate Effort to Rescue Thomas A. Edison from the Germans
13Chapter X. Lord Kitchener Visits America and Discusses Our Military Problems
29Chapter XXVI. Riots in Chicago AND German Plot to Rescue the Crown Prince
14Chapter XI. Heroic Act of Barbara Webb Saves American Army at the Battle of Trenton
30Chapter XXVII. Decisive Battle Between German Fleet and American Seaplanes Carrying Torpedoes
15Chapter XII. Rear-Admiral Thomas Q. Allyn Weighs Chances of the American Fleet in Impending Naval Battle
31Memorable Quotes
16Chapter XIII. The Great Naval Battle of the Caribbean Sea
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