Rocket Men - Softcover

Craig Nelson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0719569583 ISBN 13: 9780719569586

Publisher: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Unusual book

About this title

About the Author:

Craig Nelson is the author of The First Heroes and Thomas Paine, which won the 2007 Henry Adams Prize for the year's best book on history and government. His writing has appeared in many publications and he has been profiled in Variety, Interview, Publishers Weekly and Time Out. He lives in Greenwich Village, New York.

From AudioFile:

Author Craig Nelson focuses on the rocket builders and the men who rode their inventions to the moon as he tells the story of the U.S. Space Program. Richard McGonagle sounds like he was there. His clear, slightly gruff voice sounds full of belief and pride in the program while hitting the information home. He's bemused as he talks about the celebrity status of the astronauts at the height of the space race and solemn as he tells of the risks and casualties. Nelson's account concentrates on the glory years, but takes listeners to the present and future as well. The anecdotes, brought alive through McGonagle's narration, make this an entertaining and emotional history. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: John Murray Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0719569583
• ISBN 13: 9780719569586
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 404