From the earth to the moon : and Round the moon
(2010)
Fiction
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PUBLISHED
[United States]: Neeland Media LLC, 2010
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1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781596252134 (electronic bk.) MWT11908790, 1596252138 (electronic bk.) 11908790
LANGUAGE
English
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Set at the end of the American Civil War, From the Earth to the Moon is a forward-looking tale of space adventure. With no other pressing assignments the Baltimore Gun Club, at the urging of its President, Impey Barbicane, decides to build a gun large enough to propel a projectile from the Earth to the Moon. With a wager being placed on the outcome and the mission being elevated to a "manned" mission, a space race to the Moon begins
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