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100 1 _aHopf, Alice L.
_q(Alice Lightner),
_d1904-1988
245 1 2 _aA Great Day for the Irish
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, May 1960
500 _aRelease date is 2019-12-04
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"A Great Day for the Irish" by A. M. Lightner is a science fiction short story written in the early 1960s. The narrative explores themes of quarantine, environmental challenges, and human interactions in a futuristic setting. The plot primarily revolves around the character Bridget Kelly, an entomologist, as she travels to New Eden, a newly developed planet, and confronts the delicate balance of its ecosystem. The story begins with Bridget arriving on the spaceship heading to New Eden, where she is determined to protect the planet from harmful insects. During her journey, she meets Patch Maguire, a charming plant grower, and they quickly develop a connection. As the story progresses, Bridget discovers that Maguire has secretly brought shamrocks with him, which harbor dangerous nematodes. When a plague threatens the agricultural viability of New Eden, Bridget realizes that the nematodes are actually essential for restoring the planet's fertility. Ultimately, the duo collaborates to save New Eden, blending scientific knowledge with agricultural practices, culminating in a celebration of Irish heritage by renaming the planet New Ireland. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aSpace colonies -- Fiction
653 _aSpace travelers -- Fiction
653 _aEntomologists -- Fiction
653 _aPlant parasites -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, May 1960
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60846
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