From the Earth to the Moon (Paperback)
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Short Description for From the Earth to the Moon Written almost a century before the daring flights of the astronauts, Jules Verne's prophetic novel of man's race to the stars is a story of rip-roaring action, humor, and wild imagination. With broad satire as well as scientific acumen, From the Earth to the Moon spins a tale set in 1865 about a group of men who decide to build a gun big enough to launch a rocket to the moon.
Full description- Publisher: Bantam USA
- Published: 31 December 1996
- Format: Paperback 185 pages
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- Categories: Classics | Science Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780553214208 ISBN 10: 0553214209
- Sales rank: 89,439
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Full description for From the Earth to the Moon
Written almost a century before the daring flights of the astronauts, Jules Verne's prophetic novel of man's race to the stars is a classic adventure tale enlivened by broad satire and scientific acumen.When the members of the elite Baltimore Gun Club find themselves lacking any urgent assignments at the close of the Civil War, their president, Impey Barbicane, proposes that they build a gun big enough to launch a rocket to the moon. But when Barbicane's adversary places a huge wager that the project will fail and a daring volunteer elevates the mission to a "manned" flight, one man's dream turns into an international space race.
