Project Gutenberg 2010-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 120 Brown, Clyde Wood, Wallace 1927 1981 Wood, Wally First Man Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction April 1958. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "First Man" by Clyde Brown is a science fiction story published in the late 1950s. The plot centers around Orville Close, who becomes an unwilling participant in his neighbor Harold Ferguson's eccentric quest to fly to the Moon. The narrative explores themes of ambition, absurdity, and the unpredictability of human endeavors, framed within a humorous lens as Orville grapples with both Harold's questionable motivations and the unforeseen consequences of their journey. The story begins with Harold preparing his homemade spaceship for a lunar expedition, but things take a chaotic turn when Orville accidentally hits the launch switch, sending them into orbit. Throughout their journey, the contrasting personalities of Orville, who is pragmatic and skeptical, and Harold, who embodies a reckless dreamer, lead to comedic misunderstandings and challenges. Despite their harrowing experiences in space and a crash landing on the Moon, Orville's desire for fame ultimately collides with reality upon their return to Earth. The narrative wraps up with Orville settled back into his mundane life, hinting at a bittersweet sense of unfulfilled dreams as he reflects on the absurdity of their incredible adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32281/32281-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 95.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Space flight to the moon -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Novels 69777 2025-07-13T08:07:42.741624 text/html 66571 2010-05-07T09:25:02 text/html 242612 2025-07-13T08:07:44.966590 application/epub+zip 241427 2025-07-13T08:07:43.393640 application/epub+zip 70058 2025-07-13T08:07:42.981600 application/epub+zip 281696 2025-07-13T08:07:46.257591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274153 2025-07-13T08:07:44.707616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103373 2022-09-15T03:52:19.226016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60726 2025-07-13T08:07:42.551656 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60617 2010-05-07T09:25:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20263 2025-07-13T08:07:46.384604 application/rdf+xml 22410 2025-07-13T08:07:43.148612 image/jpeg 3991 2025-07-13T08:07:43.116624 image/jpeg 231014 2010-05-07T09:25:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 23567 2010-05-07T09:25:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 231581 2025-07-13T08:07:42.757594 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia