With the end of the Civil War, the Baltimore Gun Club are on the lookout for their next great project. Their president suggests building a gun powerful enough to launch a rocket to the moon - and soon three daring pioneers are preparing to set off into outer space. Filled with humour and astonishing...

With the end of the Civil War, the Baltimore Gun Club are on the lookout for their next great project. Their president suggests building a gun powerful enough to launch a rocket to the moon - and soon three daring pioneers are preparing to set off into outer space. Filled with humour and astonishing predictions, From the Earth to the Moon tells an action-packed story of the international space race nearly 100 years before it began in earnest.