Earthlight

The human race had been born on a unique world…a world loaded with mineral wealth, unmatched elsewhere in the solar system. This accident of fate gave a flying start to a man’s technology - but it made man dependent on his home world. What were the independent republics on Mars and Venus to do? United in a Federation, they were still dependent on Earth for such essentials as mercury, lead, uranium - and modern technology could not survive without them. There had to be a better way.… Condition: Covers have shelf wear/ rubbing. Pages have light tanning, clean with no markings. Binding is secure. No dust jacket.