Millions have been enthralled by Jule's Verne's story of the Gun Club and their shot to the moon. Here is a sequel to this world-famous novel - another exploit of the space-conquerors even more fantastic in scope. THE PURCHASE OF THE NORTH POLE is the account of a super-scientific exploit designed to change the face of the world itself melt the poles cool the tropics and make Earth a terrestrial heaven. Ace Books presents the first new edition in many decades of this rare Verne novel - an exciting classic science-fiction adventure in space engineering.