The Fifty-Fourth of July (Registro nro. 107110)
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| control field | 66288 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260610134529.0 |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Nourse, Alan Edward, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1928-1992 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Fifty-Fourth of July |
| 246 1# - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | The 54th of July |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy March 1954 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2021-09-13 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Fifty-Fourth of July" by Alan Edward Nourse is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The book is centered around a post-apocalyptic scenario where society has collapsed due to an economic disaster linked to failed rocket launches. The main theme explores the consequences of humanity's relentless pursuit of technological advancement, symbolized by the titular Rocket that becomes a focal point for the characters' struggles and decisions in a chaotic world. The story follows Matt Matthews, who is part of a group encamped near a military installation guarding a rocket. Tensions arise as they are on the brink of launching an assault on the fortification, led by Colonel Gorham, who refuses to surrender the rocket despite the dire circumstances outside. An outsider named Loevy arrives, claiming he can negotiate a truce, which leads to unearthing grim truths about the government and the state of the world beyond. Throughout the novel, Matt grapples with his hatred for the rockets and what they represent, especially after learning of personal tragedies that have befallen his family. As desperation mounts, Matt ultimately decides to blow up the rocket, hoping to destroy the symbol of the old world's ambitions, while also realizing the importance of preserving the blueprints for a future that might allow humanity to explore the stars once again, without the same catastrophic consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Science fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Short stories |
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| Uncontrolled term | Sieges -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Space ships -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Apocalyptic fiction |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy March 1954 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66288">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66288</a> |
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