THE FORGOTTEN LAND (1917) – Written by H. H. Knibbs. This writer was much better known for his poems about the American West. The Forgotten Land ventured into science fiction and “future history.”
This short story began in “the near future” from its publication in the February 7th, 1917 issue of The Popular Magazine. The narrative drops us into the middle of ongoing events. Sometime earlier, Japan invaded the west coast of the United States.
Japan’s armies have been routing America’s armed forces and multiple tribes of Native Americans have seized the opportunity to try to retake much of their land from both the whites and the Japanese. The story’s central character is a railroad official named Jack Hanley. Continue reading
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