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From the Earth to the Moon

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After the Civil War, the members of the Baltimore Gun Club have nothing left to shoot at, so their president proposes the biggest cannon ever built, aimed at the Moon. Then a daring Frenchman asks to ride inside the shell.

Genres
Hard Science Fiction, Steampunk
Set in
Tampa, Florida, United States; The Moon (Outer Space)
Audience
Adult
Published
1865
Pages
308

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