"The Brick Moon, and Other Stories" by Edward Everett Hale is a compilation that includes a tale where college friends dream up a giant brick moon to help sailors figure out their location on the seas. Captain Frederic remembers how he and his brother Nathan (aka Q) came up with the plan. They decided a massive brick-made object orbiting Earth would fix the longitude problem once and for all. The story blends funny moments with smart ideas, following their adventures as these characters work together, full of hope, to see their crazy idea become reality.
The Brick Moon, and Other Stories
By Edward Everett Hale
A group of friends works together on a wild plan to launch a giant brick into space, hoping to make ocean navigation easier.
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1999-02-01
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About the AuthorEdward Everett Hale was an American author, historian, and Unitarian minister, best known for his writings such as "The Man Without a Country", published in Atlantic Monthly, in support of the Union during the Civil War. He was the grand-nephew of Nathan Hale, the American spy during the Revolutionary War.
Edward Everett Hale was an American author, historian, and Unitarian minister, best known for his writings such as "The Man Without a Country", published in Atlantic Monthly, in support of the Union during the Civil War. He was the grand-nephew of Nathan Hale, the American spy during the Revolutionary War.
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