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Armageddon—2419 A.D.

Armageddon—2419 A.D.

by Nowlan, Philip Francis, 1888-1940

BookID: 32530

Language:English

Illustrator:Paul, Frank R. (Frank Rudolph), 1884-1963

Series Title:Produced from Amazing Stories August 1928.

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Science fictionWar stories

Description

"Armageddon—2419 A.D." by Philip Francis Nowlan is a science fiction novella published in 1928. Anthony "Buck" Rogers awakens after 492 years in suspended animation to find America conquered by the technologically advanced Han Chinese. In the forests of 25th-century Pennsylvania, scattered American gangs secretly rebuild their civilization using anti-gravity technology and invisible materials. Rogers joins fighter Wilma Deering and her band, bringing his military experience to their guerrilla war. Together, they begin humanity's desperate struggle to reclaim their homeland from the Airlords' tyrannical rule. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

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