Book

A Journey in Other Worlds

John Jacob Astor

1894

D. Appleton & Co.

Associated Ideas, People, and Places

Colorful lithograph showing the "Department of Electricity," a building with electrical lights positioned along the water, with a crowd of people entering

Colonizing the Cosmos: Astor’s Electrical Future

John Jacob Astor’s "A Journey in Other Worlds" is a high-voltage scientific romance in which visions of imperialism haunt a supposedly “perfect” future.

by Iwan Rhys Morus via The Public Domain Review on September 14, 2022

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