Project Gutenberg 2021-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 180 Forbes, Alexander 1882 1965 Fay, Heman, Jr. 24027881 The Radio Gunner $aUnited States :$bHoughton Mifflin Company,$c1924. Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Radio Gunner" by Alexander Forbes is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows the story of Jim Evans, a young man with a passion for science and radio technology, as he navigates his growth from a boy fascinated by a Memorial Day parade to a skilled radio operator during a significant naval conflict. The narrative interweaves themes of friendship, responsibility, and the pursuit of knowledge within the backdrop of historical events. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Jim Evans, a young boy who, during a Memorial Day parade, grapples with the meaning of his mother’s tears as she remembers her father, a war hero. Fast forward eleven years, Jim is now a student in boarding school, where he demonstrates bravery during a fire outbreak, prompting respect from his peers. As the story progresses, Jim's passion for science leads him to a successful naval career, where he becomes a proficient radio operator during World War I. His friendship with Sam Mortimer also plays a critical role, as Mortimer's political path intersects with Jim's scientific pursuits, setting the stage for their roles in the upcoming conflict with the rising powers in Europe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951001998725c 20211006045123forbes 1924 US Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction Technology -- Fiction Radio -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 607661 2025-07-26T12:05:12.584328 text/html 585297 2024-10-18T17:54:22 text/html 1114763 2025-07-26T12:05:19.487258 application/epub+zip 1114218 2025-07-26T12:05:13.535397 application/epub+zip 297387 2025-07-26T12:05:13.055292 application/epub+zip 1254512 2025-07-26T12:05:24.296283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1228229 2025-07-26T12:05:19.030332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412312 2022-09-30T06:44:48.873731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587512 2025-07-26T12:05:12.110332 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 567553 2024-10-18T17:54:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17290 2025-07-26T12:05:24.451281 application/rdf+xml 10829 2025-07-26T12:05:13.194290 image/jpeg 2276 2025-07-26T12:05:13.123312 image/jpeg 1062856 2025-07-26T12:05:12.655312 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