Share This Article 1. This book is considered the first American science-fiction novel. “Looking Backward” by Edward Bellamy “Princess of Mars” by Edgar Rice Burroughs “Caesar’s Column” by Ignatius Donnelly “A Voyage to the Moon” by George Tucker 2. Jesse James was going by this name when he was killed on April 3, 1882. Thomas Howard Bob Ford Rob de la Hood B. J. Woodson 3. The Japanese battleship IJN Yamato got this nickname for rarely leaving her anchorage. “Hotel Yamato” “The Queen of Truk” “Battery Yamato” “Stay Home Yamato” Loading …