Project Gutenberg 2012-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 220 Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson) 1878 1959 Snell, Roy Judson White Fire Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "White Fire" by Roy J. Snell is a mystery novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story follows Johnny Thompson, a young mechanic who encounters strange occurrences at the industrial plant where he works, specifically a mysterious "white fire" that enables him to weld metal without conventional means. As he grapples with the mysteries surrounding his work and attempts to uncover the truth, Johnny is also driven to settle his family’s debts and dreams of adventure. At the start of the novel, Johnny is in the salvage department of a large factory and discovers a glowing white spot on a metal casting he is working on. This incident leads him to ponder the nature of this strange phenomenon as he reflects on his recent past filled with adventures and the responsibilities he now faces after his father's death. The opening sets up an intriguing premise, hinting at potential danger and excitement as Johnny continues to encounter peculiar situations involving a new type of steel and even finds himself protecting it from theft. Overall, this blend of mystery, personal growth, and industrial adventure creates an engaging opening that sets the stage for further revelations and developments in Johnny's story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41719/41719-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Inventions -- Juvenile fiction Steel industry and trade -- Juvenile fiction Business intelligence -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels 268820 2025-06-17T04:16:49.728775 text/html 273383 2012-12-27T22:30:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 136147 2025-06-17T04:16:55.902737 application/epub+zip 146515 2025-06-17T04:16:51.743785 application/epub+zip 143703 2025-06-17T04:16:50.908790 application/epub+zip 233533 2025-06-17T04:16:59.031221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205219 2025-06-17T04:16:55.206772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202676 2022-09-19T06:01:03.933567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237805 2025-06-17T04:16:48.986772 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237712 2012-12-27T22:30:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17863 2025-06-17T04:16:59.186233 application/rdf+xml 17334 2025-06-17T04:16:51.005774 image/jpeg 2521 2025-06-17T04:16:50.957807 image/jpeg 125550 2025-06-17T04:16:49.755802 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 More titles under O'Hara, David en.wikipedia