Bibliograph

Chasing the moon, the people, the politics, and the promise that launched America into the space age, Robert Stone and Alan Andres

Type

Label

Chasing the moon, the people, the politics, and the promise that launched America into the space age, Robert Stone and Alan Andres

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chasing the moon

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1080556391

Responsibility statement

Robert Stone and Alan Andres

Sub title

the people, the politics, and the promise that launched America into the space age

Summary

"A companion to PBS's American Experience draws on eyewitness accounts and newly discovered archival material to chronicle the stories of the visionaries who helped America win the space race with the first lunar landing"--Publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue : July 16, 1969 -- A place beyond the sky (1903-1950) -- The man who sold the moon (1951-1960) -- The New Frontier (1961-1963) -- Welcome to the space age (1964-1966) -- Earthrise (1967-1968) -- Magnificent desolation (1969) -- The final frontier (1970-1979) -- Afterword : After a few more revolutions around the sun

Target audience

adult

Classification