From the Earth to the Moon

Jules Verne

Barnes & Noble Publishing, 2005 - Fiction - 259 pages

"During the War of the Rebellion, a new and influential club was established in the city of Baltimore in the State of Maryland. It is well known with what energy the taste for military matters became developed among that nation of ship-owners, shopkeepers, and mechanics. Simple tradesmen jumped their counters to become extemporized captains, colonels, and generals, without having ever passed the School of Instruction at West Point; nevertheless; they quickly rivaled their compeers of the old continent, and, like them, carried off victories by dint of lavish expenditure in ammunition, money, and men."--Page 4 of cover.

Contents

• THE ARTILLERISTS: 1
• THE PRESIDENTS COMMUNICATION: 10
• THE EFFECT: 20
• REPLY FROM THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY: 26
• THE ROMANCE OF THE MOON: 31
• WHICH LADY READERS ARE REQUESTED TO SKIP: 38
• THE MATERIAL OF THE BULLET: 44
• THE CANNON: 52
• THE POWDER: 59
• AN ENEMY: 66
• FLORIDA OR TEXAS?: 74
• STONY HILL 85: 85
• THE FINANCIAL QUESTION: 86
• SPADE SHOVEL PICK AND TROWEL: 111
• THE CASTING: 120
• THE BIG GUN: 126
• BY THE ATLANTIC CABLE: 139
• WHO WAS HE?: 141
• ARDAN DEFINES EVERY PLANK AND SPLINTER OF HIS PLATFORM: 154
• A FENCING MATCH: 168
• WAR TO THE KNIFE: 181
• POPULARITY IN AMERICA: 193
• AN IMPROVEMENT ON PULLMAN: 202
• THE TELESCOPE ON THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: 211
• CLOSING DETAILS: 221
• FIRE: 230
• CLOUDY WEATHER: 244
• A NEW STAR: 252
• ENDNOTES: 257
• SUGGESTED READING: 259

About the author

Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. He wrote for the theater and worked briefly as a stockbroker. He is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. His most popular novels included Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Several of his works have been adapted into movies and TV mini-series. In 1892, he was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in France. He died on March 24, 1905 at the age of 77.

Bibliographic information

• Title: From the Earth to the Moon
• Author: Jules Verne
• Editor: Aaron Parrett
• Translated by: Edward Roth
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publishing, 2005
• ISBN: 0760765197, 9780760765197
• Length: 259 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Action & Adventure; Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Literary; Fiction / Science Fiction / General