Project Gutenberg 2021-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 135 Purcell, Dick Rognan, Lloyd 1923 2005 Rognan, Lloyd Norman Gunnison's Bonanza Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1956 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Gunnison's Bonanza" by Dick Purcell is a science fiction narrative written during the mid-20th century. The story centers around the character Gunnison, a relentless prospector who travels to the treacherous Ghanati region of Mars in search of his ultimate fortune. Set against the backdrop of an interplanetary society that hinders individual exploration, the book delves into themes of ambition, despair, and unexpected companionship. The plot follows Gunnison as he departs to the Ghanati, a forbidding land rumored to be rich in gold. After a series of struggles and a near-fatal encounter with local wildlife, he discovers strange humanoid natives who initially frighten him but ultimately reveal a childlike innocence. As time passes, Gunnison begins to accumulate gold dust, but just as he enjoys his modest success, he is fatally injured by a bird. In death, the natives mourn him deeply and honor his memory by burying him with a treasure of exquisite gold objects, ironically fulfilling what he had sought in life but ultimately could not claim. The story serves as a poignant reflection on the nature of wealth and the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Gold miners -- Fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 48885 2025-06-26T09:58:36.344225 text/html 24951 2024-10-18T17:05:53 text/html 369101 2025-06-26T09:58:38.048187 application/epub+zip 367938 2025-06-26T09:58:36.747244 application/epub+zip 74291 2025-06-26T09:58:36.518183 application/epub+zip 404070 2025-06-26T09:58:39.159729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396468 2025-06-26T09:58:37.850226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103096 2022-09-30T03:56:07.897435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42566 2025-06-26T09:58:36.256209 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22751 2024-10-18T17:05:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17592 2025-06-26T09:58:39.277683 application/rdf+xml 29861 2025-06-26T09:58:36.617191 image/jpeg 4812 2025-06-26T09:58:36.567185 image/jpeg 445852 2025-06-26T09:58:36.356234 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