Verne, Jules 1828-1905 creator text utu 1997 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "De la terre à la lune: trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes" by Jules Verne is a science fiction novel published in 1865. After the American Civil War ends, a Baltimore gun club of former artillerymen seeks new purpose by proposing an audacious project: launching a cannon shell to the Moon. When a French adventurer volunteers to travel inside a hollow projectile, the club's president and his rival join him for the journey, transforming scientific ambition into human exploration. Their December launch marks the beginning of an extraordinary voyage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_Earth_to_the_Moon https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_la_Terre_%C3%A0_la_Lune Release date is 1997-01-01 Produced by John Walker; HTML version by Chuck Greif Original publication data not identified Science fiction Space flight to the moon -- Fiction Moon -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Manned space flight -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/799 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/799 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133036.0 799