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Title: Gunnison's Bonanza
Note: Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Gunnison's Bonanza" by Dick Purcell is a science fiction narrative written during the mid-20th century. The story centers around the character Gunnison, a relentless prospector who travels to the treacherous Ghanati region of Mars in search of his ultimate fortune. Set against the backdrop of an interplanetary society that hinders individual exploration, the book delves into themes of ambition, despair, and unexpected companionship. The plot follows Gunnison as he departs to the Ghanati, a forbidding land rumored to be rich in gold. After a series of struggles and a near-fatal encounter with local wildlife, he discovers strange humanoid natives who initially frighten him but ultimately reveal a childlike innocence. As time passes, Gunnison begins to accumulate gold dust, but just as he enjoys his modest success, he is fatally injured by a bird. In death, the natives mourn him deeply and honor his memory by burying him with a treasure of exquisite gold objects, ironically fulfilling what he had sought in life but ultimately could not claim. The story serves as a poignant reflection on the nature of wealth and the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Purcell, Dick
Illustrator: Rognan, Lloyd, 1923-2005
EBook No.: 66752
Published: Nov 16, 2021
Downloads: 63
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Gold miners -- Fiction
Subject: Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
Subject: Mars (Planet) -- Fiction
Subject: Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Gunnison's Bonanza
Note: Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Gunnison's Bonanza" by Dick Purcell is a science fiction narrative written during the mid-20th century. The story centers around the character Gunnison, a relentless prospector who travels to the treacherous Ghanati region of Mars in search of his ultimate fortune. Set against the backdrop of an interplanetary society that hinders individual exploration, the book delves into themes of ambition, despair, and unexpected companionship. The plot follows Gunnison as he departs to the Ghanati, a forbidding land rumored to be rich in gold. After a series of struggles and a near-fatal encounter with local wildlife, he discovers strange humanoid natives who initially frighten him but ultimately reveal a childlike innocence. As time passes, Gunnison begins to accumulate gold dust, but just as he enjoys his modest success, he is fatally injured by a bird. In death, the natives mourn him deeply and honor his memory by burying him with a treasure of exquisite gold objects, ironically fulfilling what he had sought in life but ultimately could not claim. The story serves as a poignant reflection on the nature of wealth and the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Purcell, Dick
Illustrator: Rognan, Lloyd, 1923-2005
EBook No.: 66752
Published: Nov 16, 2021
Downloads: 63
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Gold miners -- Fiction
Subject: Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
Subject: Mars (Planet) -- Fiction
Subject: Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.