MOONIFEST DESTINY podcast 19. MOONIFEST DESTINY is a novel by Peter Gelman. Subtitle: The Rough & Ready Balloon Invasion of the Lunar Peninsula of Texas. This episode includes narration of Chapter 18. The Lunar Army bombards Fort Texas on the Moon. Down in the dugout Bomb-Proof, the Metal Man, Prince-President Franklin Stove, volunteers as the "Moral Surgeon" of Fort Texas-on-the-Moon. Not all agree with his Whiggish ideas. (New listeners should start with episode 1 please.) This 1846 #sciencefiction #novel is available #Kindle illustrated for $0.99 - goo.gl/OgLcX