The Resource 1636 : the chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz, Kerryn Offord & Rick Boatright
1636 : the chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz, Kerryn Offord & Rick Boatright
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- Summary
- "Phillip Theophrastus Gribbleflotz, the world's greatest alchemist and a great grandson of Paracelsus was a man history had forgotten. But when the town of Grantville was transported from modern West Virginia to central Germany in the early 17th century, he got a second chance at fame and fortune. With suitable enticements Gribbleflotz is persuaded to make baking soda and then baking powder so the time-displaced Americans can continue to enjoy their biscuits and gravy. Applying his superb grasp of the principles of alchemy to the muddled and confused notions the Americans have concerning what they call 'chemistry, ' Gribbleflotz leaves obscurity behind"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 516 pages
- Note
- "A Baen books original"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9781476781600
- Label
- 1636 : the chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz
- Title
- 1636
- Title remainder
- the chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz
- Statement of responsibility
- Kerryn Offord & Rick Boatright
- Title variation
- Sixteen thirty-six
- Subject
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- trueChemistry
- trueCultural differences
- trueEurope -- History -- 17th century
- Germany -- History -- 1648-1740 -- Fiction
- trueGermany -- History -- 17th century
- trueQuacks and quackery
- Science fiction
- trueScientific discoveries
- Time travel -- Fiction
- trueTime travel (Past)
- trueAlchemists
- Alchemists -- Fiction
- Americans -- Germany -- Fiction
- trueAmericans in Europe
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Phillip Theophrastus Gribbleflotz, the world's greatest alchemist and a great grandson of Paracelsus was a man history had forgotten. But when the town of Grantville was transported from modern West Virginia to central Germany in the early 17th century, he got a second chance at fame and fortune. With suitable enticements Gribbleflotz is persuaded to make baking soda and then baking powder so the time-displaced Americans can continue to enjoy their biscuits and gravy. Applying his superb grasp of the principles of alchemy to the muddled and confused notions the Americans have concerning what they call 'chemistry, ' Gribbleflotz leaves obscurity behind"--
- Assigning source
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- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10522046
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Offord, Kerryn
- Dewey number
- 823/.92
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR9639.3.O325
- LC item number
- A145 2016
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Boatright, Rick
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Ring of fire
- Series volume
- 0025
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Alchemists
- Americans
- Time travel
- Germany
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz
- Label
- 1636 : the chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz, Kerryn Offord & Rick Boatright
- Note
- "A Baen books original"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 516 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476781600
- Lccn
- 2016019603
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustration, map
- System control number
-
- 929582212
- (OCoLC)929582212
- Label
- 1636 : the chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz, Kerryn Offord & Rick Boatright
- Note
- "A Baen books original"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 516 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476781600
- Lccn
- 2016019603
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustration, map
- System control number
-
- 929582212
- (OCoLC)929582212
Subject
- trueChemistry
- trueCultural differences
- trueEurope -- History -- 17th century
- Germany -- History -- 1648-1740 -- Fiction
- trueGermany -- History -- 17th century
- trueQuacks and quackery
- Science fiction
- trueScientific discoveries
- Time travel -- Fiction
- trueTime travel (Past)
- trueAlchemists
- Alchemists -- Fiction
- Americans -- Germany -- Fiction
- trueAmericans in Europe
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