Loved itI read Search the Sky was it? I'll show you the cover there. That book is incredible.
Search the Sky (1920)
Others: Positive "How would you like to live in a future world where Congress is made up of senators from large orporations? Mitch Courtenay, ace copywirter for Copysmith StarClass is given the job of convincing people that they ought to emigrate to Venus."--Book jacket.
- ISBN:
- 9780671559892
- Length:
- 168 pages
Genres: science fiction
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