Project Gutenberg 2016-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 135 Harmon, Jim 1933 2010 Harmon, James Judson Cowles The Place Where Chicago Was Produced from Galaxy Magazine February 1962 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Place Where Chicago Was" by Jim Harmon is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story is set in a dystopian future where war is eliminated through a technology that induces pacifism, resulting in societal changes that lead to hardships and odd societal structures. The narrative focuses on themes of survival, the human condition, and the moral implications of living in a world stripped of traditional warfare yet filled with new forms of conflict and aggression. The protagonist, Abe Danniels, embarks on a journey to a desolate part of the former United States, where Chicago used to be, amidst a backdrop of enforced pacifism and societal decay. He meets Julie, a woman who challenges his worldview, and they become involved with a group known as the Wolf Pack, who are resistant to the pacifism imposed by technology. As they navigate through their bleak reality, they discuss philosophical and ethical dilemmas regarding life, death, and the nature of violence. Danniels also struggles with his identity as a "Jonah," or war outcast, seeking a way to solve a food crisis resulting from earlier wars and societal changes. The novel combines elements of adventure, philosophy, and deep introspection, leading to an ambitious climax where the characters confront their beliefs about violence, survival, and humanity's future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction Brainwashing -- Fiction Pacifism -- Fiction Famines -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 87864 2025-06-20T16:55:16.477309 text/html 64625 2024-10-23T00:22:58 text/html 328928 2025-06-20T16:55:18.958264 application/epub+zip 328646 2025-06-20T16:55:16.971346 application/epub+zip 94021 2025-06-20T16:55:16.709301 application/epub+zip 374011 2025-06-20T16:55:20.585303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367097 2025-06-20T16:55:18.711289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132801 2022-09-23T15:43:41.800076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 79258 2023-09-22T11:04:36.467374 text/plain 59419 2024-10-23T00:22:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17335 2025-06-20T16:55:20.730333 application/rdf+xml 28778 2025-06-20T16:55:16.798318 image/jpeg 4825 2025-06-20T16:55:16.754332 image/jpeg 298432 2025-06-20T16:55:16.498320 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