Into that silent sea : trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 / Francis French and Colin Burgess ;...
Into that silent sea : trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 / Francis French and Colin Burgess ;...
Into that silent sea : trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 / Francis French and Colin Burgess ; with a foreword by Paul Haney.
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Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2007.
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N629.45009/11
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English
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xxvii, 397 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
First to fly -- Lighting the candle -- The pursuit of liberty -- Flight of the Eagle -- To rise above -- Heavenly twins -- The two Wallys -- A change of attitude -- A seagull in flight -- Stepping into the void.
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Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2007.
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Nebraska
Date Published
c2007.
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"These pages chronicle a varied and riveting cavalcade of human stories, including a look at Yuri Gagarin's harrowing childhood in war-ravaged Russia and Alan Shepard's firm purchase on the American dream. It also examines the controversial career of cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and the remarkable struggle and ultimate...
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Into that silent sea : trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 / Francis French and Colin Burgess ; with a foreword by Paul Haney.
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Outward odyssey.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-397)
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c2007.
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N629.45009/11
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74VKOyrZAxXg
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9780803211469 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0803211465 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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629.4500922
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991022636849702626
