Into That Silent Sea - Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 (Paperback)

It was a time of bold new technology, historic moments, and international jousting on the final frontier. But it was also a time of human drama, of moments less public but no less dramatic in the lives of those who made the golden age of space flight happen. These are the moments and the lives that Into That Silent Sea captures, a book that tells the intimate stories of the men and women, American and Russian, who made the space race their own and gave the era its compelling character. 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 disappointment of her American counterparts. It tries to uncover the truth behind the allegations that shadowed Gus Grissom and Scott Carpenter and then allows the reader to share the heart-stopping suspense of Alexei Leonov's near-fatal first space walk. Through dozens of interviews and access to Russian and American official documents and family records, the authors bring to life the experiences that shaped the lives of the first astronauts and cosmonauts and forever changed their world and ours. Purchase the audio edition.

General

Imprint:	Bison Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
Release date:	September 2009
First published:	September 2009
Authors:	Francis French • Colin Burgess
Foreword by:	Paul Haney
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	440
ISBN-13:	978-0-8032-2639-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Space science > Astronautics Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	0-8032-2639-X
Barcode:	9780803226395

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