tailieunhanh - A Voyage to the Moon

Having, by a train of fortunate circumstances, accomplished a voyage, of which the history of mankind affords no example; having, moreover, exerted every faculty of body and mind, to make my adventures useful to my countrymen, and even to mankind, by imparting to them the acquisition of secrets in physics and morals, of which they had not formed the faintest conception,—I flattered myself that both in the character of traveller and public benefactor, I had earned for myself an immortal name. But how these fond, these justifiable hopes have been answered, the following narrative will show | feedboo is A Voyage to the Moon Tucker George Published 1827 Categorie s Fiction Humorous Science Fiction Source http 1 About Tucker George Tucker August 20 1775 - April 10 1861 was born in Bermuda and educated at College of William Mary where he studied law under St. George Tucker. After practicing law in Richmond Virginia he moved to Lynchburg Virginia. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1819 to 1825 representing Virginia in the 16th 17th and 18th United States Congresses. Tucker was appointed by Thomas Jefferson to be Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Virginia. In 1845 he resigned from the University and moved to Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He wrote a Life of Jefferson Political History of the United States Essays Moral and Philosophical The Valley of the Shenandoah a novel A Voyage to the Moon satire and various works on economics. In 1827 he wrote the novel A Voyage to the Moon using the pseudonym Joseph Atterley. Though a satire it is considered by some to be the first American work of science fiction. According to the Dictionary of Literary Biography he died from injuries sustained when a large bale of cotton being loaded on a ship in Mobile Bay fell on his head. After his injury he was removed to Albemarle County Virginia where he died on April 10 1861. Source Wikipedia Note This book is brought to you by Feedbooks http Strictly for personal use do not use this file for commercial purposes. 2 Appeal to the public Having by a train of fortunate circumstances accomplished a voyage of which the history of mankind affords no example having moreover exerted every faculty of body and mind to make my adventures useful to my countrymen and even to mankind by imparting to them the acquisition of secrets in physics and morals of which they had not formed the faintest conception I flattered myself that both in the character of traveller and public benefactor I had earned for myself an immortal