Loyal Books - 'From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne'
Spanish iTunes Chart Performance

• Release date: 06 Feb 2015
• Chart debut: #65 (07 Feb 2015)
• Highest Position: #65 (07 Feb 2015)
• Most recent chart position: #65 (07 Feb 2015)
• Days on Spanish Podcasts Chart: 2

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one of the earliest examples of literature written in the science fiction genre from the earth to the moon is a part of the voyages extraordinaires series by french novelist jules verne written more than a century before the apollo...

...verne’s classic is somewhat a prophetic novel of man’s travel to the moon with its thorough and descriptive detail a remarkable blend of action humor science and audacious schemes the timeless classic is sure to fascinate with its unique vision of lunar exploration the story unfolds at the baltimore gun club a society of american civil war veterans and weapon enthusiasts who are in the midst of adjusting to a post-war environment and left feeling superfluous during deliberations on how to deal with the declining need for artillery club president impey barbicane puts forward his idea to build a giant cannon and launch a projectile to the moon after the initial chaos the proposal causes the members of the club unite in support of the idea as the project receives public recognition the baltimore gun club gains even more courage to proceed with its endeavor with significant donations pouring in from all over the world however captain nicholl of philadelphia an armor plate designer and old rival of barbicane contradicts the venture and makes a series of wagers with him about the success rate of such a feat accordingly the members of the baltimore gun club are busy at work with the formation and scientific calculations for their lunar expedition furthermore a cheerful french adventurer appears and volunteers to be a passenger on board the projectile and even convinces barbicane and nicholl to join him an unforeseen array of characters and their cooperation brings together elements of comedy and suspense leaving readers engrossed in the novel’s development verne uses his characters to present humorous stereotypes and a caricature representation of american nationalism nevertheless from the earth to the moon offers adventure humor and a range of comical and eccentric personalities

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