Jules Verne's The Purchase of the North Pole (1889), also published as Topsy Turvy, is a sequel to From the Earth to the Moon. The story explores a bid to purchase the North Pole so that they can have access to the large deposits of coal under it. The resulting devastation and loss of life is the subject of the story, in which Verne airs his thoughts on global warming and energy conservation.
- ISBN10 1427028435
- ISBN13 9781427028433
- Publish Date 16 April 2009 (first published 1 December 1971)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint ReadHowYouWant
- Edition Large Print 16 pt
- Format Paperback
- Pages 188
- Language English