Rescue Squad

O‘Hara, Thomas J.Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 28K words
Chapters: 3

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Rescue Squad by Thomas J. O'HaraAuthor: O'Hara, Thomas J.,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Aug 27, 2009

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Rescue Squad is an English literary work by Thomas J. O'Hara, prepared by Project Gutenberg as a free e-book and classified under American and Canadian literature (PS class). As a public-domain e-text, its primary value lies in the convenience of access and the preservation of the original form: readers can directly encounter an early twentieth-century English narrative text and observe the language habits, plot structure, and characterization of popular literature of that time. For those studying Project Gutenberg itself, this book is also a concrete sample for understanding how the platform selects, labels, and releases public-domain works. While reading, it is advisable to treat it as a text bearing the marks of its era, noting both the story itself and the language style and publishing background. It is suitable as extensive English reading material or supplementary reading for literary history; its length and difficulty are relatively friendly, and it can be read through on an electronic device in fragmented time, with notes on unfamiliar words and period-specific expressions.

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The original is in English. Published by Project Gutenberg, it is a public-domain English e-book classified under American and Canadian literature. Chinese readers need some English reading ability or dictionary tools to assist.

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O‘Hara, Thomas J. Author

Thomas J. O'Hara is an author about whom limited public information is available; the only work currently recorded under this name is Rescue Squad. Reliable details regarding nationality, dates of birth and death, education, and writing career have not been found, so this introduction can only offer a brief note based on the existing bibliographic record. The title Rescue Squad points to a rescue-team subject, typically involving emergency operations, teamwork, and crisis response, and it may be aimed at young readers or readers of genre fiction. A single work does not allow for a clear judgment of the author's overall style or body of work, nor can it be confirmed whether the author continued writing or had a broad influence in the field. Readers interested in the author and the book may learn more from the specific content and publication information of the work, and this entry will be expanded as further public information becomes available.