{"product_id":"9781412189026","title":"Through Space to Mars","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo of the highest-ranking students of the Universal Electrical and Chemical College, Jack Darrow and Mark Sampson, are world travelers -- for they already have trips to the North Pole, South Pole, and the Center of the Earth beneath their belts!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough their college research work is going well, a mysterious summons calls them back to the side of their mentor, Professor Henderson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Boys,\" he says, \"you must excuse me for not saying why I sent for you. My guest, Mr. Roumann, has laid a strange proposition before me. I hardly know what to think. Mr. Roumann has proposed a wonderful trip to -- \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To planet Mars!\" bursts out Mr. Roumann. \"We are going to make the most wonderful journey on record. A trip through space! Such an opportunity for reaching it, and proving whether or not there is life there, will not occur again for many years. It is now but thirty-five millions of miles away from us. Soon it will begin to recede -- at the rate of twenty-eight millions of miles a year!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoy Rockwood's \u003ci\u003eThrough Space to Mars\u003c\/i\u003e, written in the early years of the 20th century, remains a refreshing, optimistic space adventure for young-at-heart readers even a century later.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eBooksLib","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162342637808,"sku":"9781412189026","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781412189026_p0.jpg?v=1763725818","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781412189026","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}