Stand by for Mars!
Carey Rockwell
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Description
Carey Rockwell wrote Stand By for Mars, a Tom Corbett Space Cadet adventure, with Willy Ley as technical adviser. Grosset and Dunlap of New York printed the book under a 1952 copyright held by Rockhill Radio. Chapter 1 opens at the monorail station of Space Academy. A harsh, bull-throated roar, stand to, you rocket wash, stills the chatter and laughter of more than a hundred boys at once.
Out of the gleaming monorail cars the boys tumble and freeze to attention. Down the main exit ramp comes a short, squat, heavily built man in the scarlet uniform of the enlisted Solar Guard. His fists sit on his hips, his feet spread wide, and his sharp eyes flick over the silent clusters. Then he saunters down with a strangely light, cat-like tread and barks the order: form up, column of fours.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Carey Rockwell |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 333 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |