Project Gutenberg 2010-09-07 Public domain in the USA. 68 Ward, Herbert D. (Herbert Dickinson) 1861 1932 08036030 A Republic Without a President, and Other Stories Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. A republic without a president -- The lost city -- A terrible evening -- Scud -- The romance of a mortgage -- Colonel Odminton: a sequel to "A republic without a president". Produced by V. L. Simpson, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Republic Without a President, and Other Stories" by Herbert D. Ward is a collection of short stories reportedly written in the late 19th century. The opening story centers around a fictional and dramatic event where the President of the United States and his wife mysteriously disappear from the White House, causing national panic and intrigue. The unfolding mystery delves into political implications, abduction, and the reactions of the public and officials in response to this chilling circumstance. The beginning of this story reveals that on June 8, 1893, an announcement of the President's disappearance sends shockwaves across the nation. As newspapers publish front-page headlines detailing the events, the atmosphere is thick with suspicion and fear. Several witnesses recount strange occurrences, but the investigation leads to wild speculation and confusion, hinting at a political conspiracy behind the abduction. The narrative sets the stage for a blend of mystery, suspense, and political commentary that invites readers to ponder the implications of such an unprecedented calamity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Science fiction, American PS Text Precursors of Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 340091 340106 2024-10-14T08:49:26.270391 2023-09-15T03:43:09.896306 text/html text/html 339590 2010-09-07T12:30:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 131978 2010-09-07T12:30:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 223839 2024-10-14T08:49:35.127363 application/epub+zip 227708 2024-10-14T08:49:30.114305 application/epub+zip 206519 2024-10-14T08:49:28.698324 application/epub+zip 441148 2024-10-14T08:49:38.888317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420922 2024-10-14T08:49:34.191292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386003 2022-09-15T11:05:57.373948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324618 324395 2024-10-14T08:49:25.459402 2023-09-15T03:43:09.247282 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 324473 2010-09-07T12:30:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 128683 2010-09-07T12:30:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 324470 2010-09-07T12:30:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128627 2010-09-07T12:30:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22264 2024-10-14T08:49:39.021321 application/rdf+xml 17332 2024-10-14T08:49:29.264338 image/jpeg 3777 2024-10-14T08:49:28.982323 image/jpeg 220059 2024-10-14T08:49:26.302363 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