Project Gutenberg 1996-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 208 Stockton, Frank R. 1834 1902 Stockton, Francis Richard Stockton, Frank Richard The Great War Syndicate "The Great War Syndicate" by Frank R. Stockton is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story explores the fictional premise of heightened tensions between the United States and Great Britain, leading up to a war primarily centered around control over fishing waters and the strategies adopted by the newly formed Syndicate, a group of powerful businessmen intent on managing the war effort. The opening of the book sets a vivid scene as the fishing schooner Eliza Drum is seized by a British cruiser, igniting national outrage in the United States. This event escalates into a declared war against Great Britain, driven by the fervor of the American populace. In the midst of the chaos, a group of influential capitalists forms the Syndicate, which offers to manage the war for profit and efficiency, taking control of military operations while devising innovative military technology, particularly mysterious new bombs and unorthodox naval vessels known as "crabs." The tension mounts as the Syndicate prepares to engage in a unique form of warfare, illustrating the intersection of commerce, politics, and the devastating consequences of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Science fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 242609 2025-07-01T05:20:23.608686 text/html 238639 2021-01-01T07:45:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 79991 2021-01-01T07:45:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 154693 2025-07-01T05:20:29.654598 application/epub+zip 157058 2025-07-01T05:20:26.543593 application/epub+zip 143185 2025-07-01T05:20:25.332624 application/epub+zip 305547 2025-07-01T05:20:31.968579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296033 2025-07-01T05:20:28.908610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235154 2022-09-01T05:48:53.089922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228232 2025-07-01T05:20:23.117678 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 228034 2021-01-01T07:45:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 78771 2021-01-01T07:45:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18126 2025-07-01T05:20:32.087588 application/rdf+xml 14543 2025-07-01T05:20:25.813627 image/jpeg 4091 2025-07-01T05:20:25.571609 image/jpeg 153070 2025-07-01T05:20:23.628614 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