From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne (read an ebook week .TXT) ๐
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In search of an occupation after the end of the Civil War, the Baltimore Gun Club undertakes the design and construction of a cannon capable of launching a projectile to the Moon. The three main protagonistsโImpey Barbicane, president of the Gun Club, Captain Nicholl, Barbicaneโs rival and then collaborator, and Michel Ardan, a French scientistโboard the hollow cannonball en route to the Moon. The story concludes in Autour de la Lune, the sequel published four years later.
De la Terre ร la Lune, number 4 in the Voyages Extraordinaires collection, is one of Jules Verneโs best-known novels. It inspired numerous adaptations, from movies to theme parks to video games.
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