From the Earth to the Moon

"e;The American character is one of action. They have decided to go; therefore, they will go."e;The war is over, but the ambition of the Baltimore Gun Club is just beginning. In a world of steam and iron, President Impey Barbicane has issued a challenge that sounds like madness: fire a manned projectile at the Moon. This isn't a fantasy; it is a meticulously calculated industrial assault on the he...