Project Gutenberg 2009-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 212 Otis, James 1848 1912 Kaler, James Otis Orton, James K. Ralph Gurney's Oil Speculation Produced by Roger Frank, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Ralph Gurney's Oil Speculation" by James Otis is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book follows Ralph Gurney, a college student, as he spends his vacation in the oil-rich region of Pennsylvania and becomes embroiled in the exciting and dangerous world of oil speculators and moonlighters. Through Ralph's eyes, readers are introduced to the thrilling backdrop of oil drilling, illegal practices, and the camaraderie of young men adventuring in a landscape filled with both opportunity and peril. The opening of the novel introduces Ralph Gurney as he reunites with his college friend George Harnett in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Their conversation reveals George's occupation as a civil engineer engaged in the booming oil industry, and he excitedly shares details about the area's activities, including the more dubious practices of moonlighters—those who work outside the legal boundaries of the oil business. As they embark on a journey, they encounter Bob Hubbard, a young man known for his reckless shooting, who proves to have connections with the moonlighters. Tension builds when Ralph learns about the risks associated with this underground world, setting the stage for an adventure fraught with excitement, danger, and moral dilemmas, as Ralph grapples with his newfound role in this unconventional venture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Oil fields -- Juvenile fiction Prospecting -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 481452 2025-08-11T12:21:25.259248 text/html 484711 2021-01-04T17:42:58 text/html 342910 2025-08-11T12:21:32.485175 application/epub+zip 347454 2025-08-11T12:21:26.686170 application/epub+zip 249489 2025-08-11T12:21:25.945162 application/epub+zip 511552 2025-08-11T12:21:37.067185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460712 2025-08-11T12:21:31.728146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363425 2022-09-13T06:13:46.299138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428906 2025-08-11T12:21:24.223200 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 428708 2021-01-04T17:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 428700 2021-01-04T17:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20952 2025-08-11T12:21:37.228138 application/rdf+xml 35006 2025-08-11T12:21:26.120185 image/jpeg 4999 2025-08-11T12:21:25.999240 image/jpeg 151729 2021-01-04T17:42:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 319671 2021-01-04T17:42:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 151711 2021-01-04T17:42:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 318970 2025-08-11T12:21:25.307182 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Prentice, Harry