A Town Is Drowning (Registro nro. 107590)
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| control field | 66768 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
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| control field | 20260610134536.0 |
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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 | Pohl, Frederik, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1919-2013 |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Town Is Drowning |
| 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 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2021-11-19 |
| 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. | "A Town Is Drowning" by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth is a contemporary science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of catastrophic flooding in a town in the Northeast United States, focusing on various characters as they navigate the challenges brought on by this natural disaster. The narrative highlights the human condition, revealing how individuals respond to crisis, emphasizing themes of resilience and community. The opening of the novel introduces Mickey Groff, a businessman caught in the torrential rain en route to Hebertown. He becomes frustrated while navigating through the storm and reflects on his industrial ambitions where job opportunities are dwindling. Groff’s predicament worsens, as he crashes his car and seeks assistance from a local grocery store owner, Sam Zehedi. Meanwhile, the narrative hints at the broader implications of the flood impacting various characters, including resort owner Mrs. Goudeket, who is struggling with her guests during the relentless storm. As the rain intensifies, characters are positioned for inevitable confrontations with the ensuing disaster. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Fiction |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kornbluth, C. M. |
| Fuller form of name | (Cyril M.), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1923-1958 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66768">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66768</a> |
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