false 40395 80 <B>The first published book by the creator of <I>Tarzan of the Apes</I></B> <P> Two years before Edgar Rice Burroughs became a worldwide celebrity with the publication of <I>Tarzan of the Apes</I> and its twenty-two sequels, which together have sold more than 30 million copies, he published <I>A Princess of Mars</I>. A futuristic sci-fi fantasy romance, <I>A Princess of Mars</I> tells the story of John Carter, a Civil War veteran who inexplicably finds himself held prisoner on the planet Mars by the Green Men of Thark. Together with Dejah Thoris, the princess of another clan on Mars, the unlikely pair must fight for their freedom and save the entire planet from destruction as the life-sustaining Atmosphere Factory slowly grinds to a halt. 1129624 book 1912 A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) total:1121|5:304|4:409|3:340|2:60|1:8| 1121 4304 1436 151 3 4 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Thu Mar 20 16:27:26 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 17:40:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Wed Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 19:26:27 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 15:35:12 -0700 2008 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/62

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Three main reasons.
1. Money was burning a hole in my pocket as I shopped for a book for my grandma.
2. I wanted to verify that I can still read for pleasure.
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