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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.
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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"The reason Verne is still read by millions today is simply that he was one of the best storytellers who ever lived." — Arthur C. Clarke. Jules Verne started out composing librettos, but the French-born author's passion for travel and exploration compelled him to turn to adventure tales, creating the prototype for today's science fiction. One of the most translated authors in the world, Jules Verne is best known for his classics, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days.
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THE ARTILLERISTS THE PRESIDENT'S COMMUNICATION THE EFFECT REPLY FROM THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY THE ROMANCE OF THE MOON WHICH LADY READERS ARE REQUESTED TO SKIP THE MATERIAL OF THE BULLET THE CANNON THE POWDER AN ENEMY! FLORIDA OR TEXAS? THE FINANCIAL QUESTION STONY HILL SPADE, SHOVEL, PICK AND TROWEL THE CASTING THE BIG GUN BY THE ATLANTIC CABLE WHO WAS HE? ARDAN DEFINES HIS PLATFORM A FENCING MATCH WAR TO THE KNIFE! POPULARITY IN AMERICA AN IMPROVEMENT ON PULLMAN THE GREAT TELESCOPE CLOSING DETAILS FIRE! CLOUDY WEATHER A NEW STAR
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- EditoreDover Pubns
- Data di pubblicazione2009
- ISBN 10 0486469646
- ISBN 13 9780486469645
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine214
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From the Earth to the Moon
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Dover Pubns, Mineola, New York, U.S.A.
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Descrizione libro Soft cover. Condizione: New. Nearly a century before the founding of NASA, Verne wrote this visionary novel of an international space race. Three astronauts are launched from Florida and return to Earth in a splash-down landing. Unabridged republication of edition translated by Edward Roth, 214 pages, published @ $9.95. Codice articolo 14911
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