Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War - Paperback
by Jeff Shesol
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Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9781324022114ISBN-10:1324022116UPC:9781324022114Book Category:Technology & Engineering, History, ScienceBook Subcategory:Aeronautics & Astronautics, United States, Space ScienceBook Topic:20th Century, Space ExplorationSize:8.21 x 5.47 x 0.96 inchesWeight:1.142Product ID:SCRZSF3SFF
Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War
If the United States couldn't catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? That was the question facing John F. Kennedy at the height of the Cold War--a perilous time when the Soviet Union built the wall in Berlin, tested nuclear bombs more destructive than any in history, and beat the United States to every major milestone in space. The race to the heavens seemed a...
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9781324022114ISBN-10:1324022116UPC:9781324022114Book Category:Technology & Engineering, History, ScienceBook Subcategory:Aeronautics & Astronautics, United States, Space ScienceBook Topic:20th Century, Space ExplorationSize:8.21 x 5.47 x 0.96 inchesWeight:1.142Product ID:SCRZSF3SFF
Shesol, Jeff: - Jeff Shesol is the author of Supreme Power and Mutual Contempt, both selected as New York Times Notable Books of the Year. He is a former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and is a founding partner of West Wing Writers.
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