From the Earth to the Moon: Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes, and A Trip Round It (1890)

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Kessinger Publishing, Oct 1, 2009 - Literary Collections - 494 pages
It is the year 1865. Following the end of the American Civil War. The members of the elite Baltimore Gun Club find themselves lacking any urgent assignments. Their president proposes that they build a gun big enough to launch a rocket to the moon. And when their rival places a huge wager that the project will fail, a daring volunteer escalates the mission to a "manned" flight. The gun club's dream turns into an international space race.

About the author (2009)

Jules Verne, one of the most influential writers of modern times, was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. He wrote for the theater and worked briefly as a stockbroker. Verne is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. His most popular novels include Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. These and others have been made into movies and TV mini-series. Twenty Thousand Leagues is even the basis of a popular ride at the Disney theme parks. In 1892, he was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in France. He died on March 24, 1905 in Amiens, France.

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TitleFrom the Earth to the Moon: Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes, and A Trip Round It (1890)
AuthorJules Verne
Editionreprint
PublisherKessinger Publishing, 2009
ISBN1120388929, 9781120388926
Length494 pages
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