The War of the Rebellion is overand the members of the American Gun Club, bored with
inactivity, look around for a new project. At last they have it: "We will build the greatest projectile the world
has ever seenand make the moon our 38th State!"

When From the Earth to the Moon was published in 1865, it was regarded as pure fantasy. Who
could imagine a rocket that would carry men and animals through space? Today, like so many of Jules
Verne's prophecies, space travel is almost a reality. Going From the Earth to the Moon may be
man's next great adventure!