The Star-Gazer of Boca Chica

An illustrated novel

The Star-Gazer of Boca Chica

In rugged 1825 Texas, Jedediah Stone is plagued by prophetic visions: colossal rockets launching from the desolate Boca Chica coast. But his "sky-ship" dreams are dismissed as lunacy by his community. Jedediah secretly documents his startlingly advanced concepts for space travel, even attempting a disastrous experiment that deepens his isolation, before burying his journal and a carved model.

Two centuries later, his descendant Ethan discovers this hidden legacy—just as Elon Musk's SpaceX Starbase begins to conquer the stars from that exact location. Ethan uncovers Jedediah's heartbreaking story of unrecognized genius. Witnessing a Starship ignite the Texas sky becomes a profound vindication for Jed, inspiring Ethan to share his ancestor’s prophetic tale with a world finally ready to believe.

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56 pages