Nearly a century before NASA, a visionary novelist wrote this adventure classic about an international space race. Jules Verne's eerily prophetic fantasy unfolds at the close of the American Civil War, as three artillerymen resolve to build a gun big enough to propel a manned rocket to the moon. Enlivened by broad satire, this rollicking tale recounts the launch of three astronauts from a Florida peninsula and their return to Earth in a splash landing.
Acclaimed as "the man who invented the future, " Verne wrote with uncanny accuracy about space, air, and underwater travel long before they were real possibilities. A pioneer of science fiction, he endowed his stories with a freshness and verve that keeps them vital for modern readers. This edition features an excellent translation by Verne's foremost interpreter, Edward Roth, and seventeen enchanting illustrations from the original French publication.
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From the Earth to the Moon
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Bibliographical Note
- Copyright Page
- PREFACE
- Table of Contents
- CHAPTER I - The Artillerists
- CHAPTER II - The President’s Communication
- CHAPTER III - The Effect
- CHAPTER IV - Reply from the Cambridge University
- CHAPTER V - The Romance of the Moon
- CHAPTER VI - Which Lady Readers are Requested to Skip
- CHAPTER VII - The Material of the Bullet
- CHAPTER VIII - The Cannon
- CHAPTER IX - The Powder
- CHAPTER X - An Enemy!
- CHAPTER XI - Florida or Texas?
- CHAPTER XII - The Financial Question
- CHAPTER XIII - Stony Hill
- CHAPTER XIV - Spade, Shovel, Pick and Trowel
- CHAPTER XV - The Casting
- CHAPTER XVI - The Big Gun
- CHAPTER XVII - By the Atlantic Cable
- CHAPTER XVIII - Who Was He?
- CHAPTER XIX - Ardan Defines every Plank and Splinter of his Platform
- CHAPTER XX - A Fencing Match
- CHAPTER XXI - War to the Knife!
- CHAPTER XXII - Popularity in America
- CHAPTER XXIII - An Improvement on Pullman
- CHAPTER XXIV - The Telescope on the Rocky Mountains
- CHAPTER XXV - Closing Details
- CHAPTER XXVI - Fire!
- CHAPTER XXVII - Cloudy Weather
- CHAPTER XXVIII - A New Star
- A CATALOG OF SELECTED DOVER - BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS OF INTEREST
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