Project Gutenberg 2009-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 62 Meek, S. P. (Sterner St. Paul) 1894 1972 Meek, Sterner St. Paul The Great Drought Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Great Drought" by Capt. S. P. Meek is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a significant drought affecting the United States, exploring themes of scientific exploration and the clash between good and evil. The narrative primarily focuses on the character of Dr. Bird, a scientist who is investigating the roots of this environmental crisis, suggesting that a malevolent individual may be manipulating weather patterns. The plot follows Dr. Bird as he leads an airforce operation to uncover the cause of the drought, suspecting that the villain Ivan Saranoff is responsible for introducing negative particles into the atmosphere to prevent rainfall. After several planes suffer mechanical failures due to this interference, Bird and his team scramble to locate Saranoff's hidden base and ultimately put an end to his sinister plans. The narrative combines action, technology, and suspense, culminating in a confrontation between Bird and Saranoff, with the fate of the drought-stricken country hanging in the balance. The book also addresses themes of loyalty and emotional control through the character of Thelma Andrews, whose involvement adds a layer of complexity to the scientific and moral dilemmas faced by the protagonists. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 77448 77447 2024-10-12T15:04:44.128653 2023-09-13T06:09:19.686583 text/html text/html 74356 2009-07-05T13:07:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 75445 2009-07-05T13:07:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 137939 2024-10-12T15:04:48.331648 application/epub+zip 136833 2024-10-12T15:04:45.822644 application/epub+zip 88046 2024-10-12T15:04:44.721648 application/epub+zip 219756 2024-10-12T15:04:50.204642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212715 2024-10-12T15:04:47.691625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141093 2022-09-13T14:46:08.070090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70228 70125 2024-10-12T15:04:43.801642 2023-09-13T06:09:19.451574 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 70081 2009-07-05T13:07:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26579 2009-07-05T13:07:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19901 2024-10-12T15:04:50.328628 application/rdf+xml 11150 2024-10-12T15:04:45.259644 image/jpeg 3148 2024-10-12T15:04:44.988641 image/jpeg 134361 2024-10-12T15:04:44.139665 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia