The Purchase of the North Pole

The story revolves around a group of investors who form a company to purchase the North Pole from the United States government. They plan to use it as a base for scientific research and exploration. The main character, a wealthy businessman, leads the expedition to the North Pole, where they encounter various obstacles and challenges. Along the way, they discover hidden treasures and make groundbreaking discoveries that change their understanding of the world.

By Jules Verne · First published 1875 · Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy · 20 chapters

Contents

• The North Polar Practical Association
• To Syndicate or not to Syndicate
• The North Pole is Knocked down to the Highest Bidder
• Old Acquaintances
• The Polar Coal-Field
• A Telephonic Conversation
• Barbicane Makes a Speech
• Like Jupiter
• Sulphuric Alcide
• A Change in Public Opinion
• The Contents of the Note-Book
• Heroic Silence
• A Truly Epic Reply
• The Geographical Value of _x_
• Interesting for the Inhabitants of the Terrestrial Spheroid
• The Chorus of Terror
• The Works at Kilimanjaro
• The Wamasai Wait for the Word to Fire
• J. t. Maston Regrets he was not Lynched
• The End of this Remarkable Story

More by Jules Verne

• The Mysterious Island (1875)
• An Express of the Future (1905)
• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870)
• Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864)
• Alrededor de la luna (1870)
• Cinco semanas en globo (1863)
• Dueño del mundo (1904)
• La jornada de un periodista americano en el 2889 (1889)
• All works by Jules Verne