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In 1835, when his father's put in a Philadelphia debtor's prison, 12-year-old chess prodigy Rufus Goodspeed is relieved to be recruited to secretly operate a chess-playing automaton named The Turk, but soon questions the fate of his predecessors and his own safety.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blackwood, Gary L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2014]
Subjects:
Mälzel, Johann Nepomuk, > 1772-1838 > Juvenile fiction.
Mälzel, Johann Nepomuk, > 1772-1838 > Fiction.
Chess > Juvenile fiction.
Apprentices > Juvenile fiction.
Poverty > Juvenile fiction.
Robots > Juvenile fiction.
Chess > Fiction.
Apprentices > Fiction.
Poverty > Fiction.
Robots > Fiction.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Description
Summary:In 1835, when his father's put in a Philadelphia debtor's prison, 12-year-old chess prodigy Rufus Goodspeed is relieved to be recruited to secretly operate a chess-playing automaton named The Turk, but soon questions the fate of his predecessors and his own safety.
Physical Description:313 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:9780803739246 (hbk.)
0803739249 (hbk.)