A book almost of prophesy with deep spiritual undertones. Perhaps I should have written that in a recent description for Amazon listing 'A Visit to Mars'. Regardless, I thought the Amazon book synopsis should be freshened-up, so I composed the following. The book is so complex, yet straight-forward in many ways. Let me know if this new Amazon description is adequate. thanks, Andy
“A Visit to Mars” was last published in 1902 by my great grandfather
Rev. G.V. Albertson who wrote this unique and remarkable tale describing
a “regenerated world” found on Mars, complete with futuristic ideas and
inventions. Like the sci fi author Jules Verne, my great grandfather
describes inventions decades before they appeared. It is also a truly
moving Christian story that will be enjoyed by persons young and old,
and can be an inspiration to us all. Only a handful of the original
books exist, most of them in the hands of family members. I am now
republishing this lost work keeping all the chapters intact and even
retaining the incredible original cover from 1902 showing what appears
to be an aircraft from today!
In the appendix I outline many futuristic
inventions that the earth visitor found on Mars – items like
“airboats”……helicopters……powerful telescopes that catch sound……MRI
machines……..solar panels…….artificial lighting that turned “night into
day”…..and even the Internet! What else would you call “vast columns of
reading” flashed in dark Martian skies for all to read including beings
on other planets? Even “a sermon from their greatest minister” was
displayed for the entire universe to see.
My great grandfather had an
imagination unusual for his time. He envisioned a world that reconciled
with God early in its history thereby benefiting its people with so many
spiritual and materialistic blessings. The many spiritual nuggets
tucked in these pages will thrill the Christian of today. Rev. Albertson
was a frontier missionary to the “wild west” starting in 1890 and I
have republished another book he wrote in 1935 describing his “life and
labors” with thrilling and true stories of his pioneer adventures. In
all he began over 250 Sunday Schools in the territories of Oklahoma and
Kansas during a 40 year ministry. I just want to share with the world
the heart of my relative because I know you will be blessed. This second
book is called “Frontier Stories” and is also available on Amazon.
Andrew G. Shaffer
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