Project Gutenberg 2010-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 110 Smith, George H. (George Henry) 1922 1996 Smith, George Henry Smith, Jan Palais, Rudolph Palais, Rudi The Ordeal of Colonel Johns Produced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction June 1954. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Ordeal of Colonel Johns" by George H. Smith is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The story blends historical elements with speculative concepts, focusing on the experiences of a Revolutionary War hero who unexpectedly meets his modern descendant. The likely topic revolves around the intersection of history and family legacy, exploring themes of identity and the impact of past actions on the present. In this engaging narrative, the protagonist, Clark Decker, assists Professor MacCulloch in demonstrating an innovative invention known as the historical Reintegrator, which reconstructs historical figures from the past. During a convention of the Patriot Daughters of America, Colonel Peter Johns is brought forth, only to find himself confused and astonished by the modern world and his great-great-great-great-granddaughter, Rebecca Johns-Hayes. As the Colonel grapples with his legacy and the reality of being a historical figure, he becomes increasingly disillusioned by the values of contemporary society, ultimately deciding to return to his own time, leaving behind a poignant commentary on the evolution of ideals and heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32688/32688-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Time travel -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 47270 2025-08-13T09:47:30.307527 text/html 43176 2010-06-04T11:06:04 text/html 122136 2025-08-13T09:47:31.943515 application/epub+zip 120928 2025-08-13T09:47:30.635575 application/epub+zip 60680 2025-08-13T09:47:30.450533 application/epub+zip 157429 2025-08-13T09:47:33.207549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150138 2025-08-13T09:47:31.764545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90435 2022-09-15T05:50:08.443366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40604 2025-08-13T09:47:30.195541 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40429 2010-06-04T11:06:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19502 2025-08-13T09:47:33.342572 application/rdf+xml 27384 2025-08-13T09:47:30.517570 image/jpeg 4637 2025-08-13T09:47:30.482546 image/jpeg 122581 2010-06-04T11:06:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 15174 2010-06-04T11:06:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 126147 2025-08-13T09:47:30.320533 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