Project Gutenberg 2009-09-12 Public domain in the USA. 262 Diffin, Charles Willard 1884 1966 Two Thousand Miles Below Produced from Astounding Stories June, September, November 1932, January 1933. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Two Thousand Miles Below" by Charles Willard Diffin is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around an ambitious mining engineer, Dean Rawson, and his daring pursuit of harnessing geothermal energy from the depths of the Earth. The narrative kicks off with a blend of adventure and prehistoric creatures, exploring themes of survival, technology, and ancient legends. The opening of the novel introduces us to Gor, a primitive man, as he faces an impending disaster in a cold, stormy land and proposes to lead his tribe into the depths of the Earth to escape it. The story swiftly shifts to Dean Rawson, who is navigating the extreme heat of the Tonah Basin, revealing his aspirations to tap into the Earth's energy for powering modern civilization. His encounter with Smithy, a chance meeting under dire circumstances in the desert, sets the stage for their budding partnership as they prepare to face both the natural elements and unforeseen dangers lurking within the Earth. The start of the novel blends elements of adventure, survival instinct, and fantastical encounters that offer a tantalizing glimpse into a world where ancient fears and modern ambitions collide. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 386016 2025-06-12T11:06:32.186926 text/html 381194 2009-09-12T09:57:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 388834 2009-09-12T09:57:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 504859 2025-06-12T11:06:44.353312 application/epub+zip 514370 2025-06-12T11:06:36.773888 application/epub+zip 217917 2025-06-12T11:06:35.093892 application/epub+zip 687008 2025-06-12T11:06:49.373317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646115 2025-06-12T11:06:43.044302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328202 2022-09-14T03:48:10.037658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346682 2025-06-12T11:06:30.909892 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 346514 2009-09-12T09:57:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130159 2009-09-12T09:57:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18926 2025-06-12T11:06:49.992300 application/rdf+xml 10702 2025-06-12T11:06:35.719926 image/jpeg 2901 2025-06-12T11:06:35.408913 image/jpeg 491735 2025-06-12T11:06:32.964912 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