Download or read book From the Earth to the Moon - Jules Verne written by Jules Verne and published by Lumbreras Classics Books. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.