CARRYING THE FIRE: AN ASTRONAUT'S JOURNEYS [Signed x2]

Collins, Michael; Lindbergh, Charles A. [Foreword]

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ISBN 10: 0374531943 ISBN 13: 9780374531942

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2009

Language: English

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Octavo, 478 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine red and blue with red and white lettering. Minor shelf wear. Slight age toning to interior pages. Slight foxing to front free endpaper, half-title page, title page, and acknowledgement page. Signed by Collins on title page. Signed by dedicatee, Patricia Finnegan, on dedication page. DL Consignment. Shelved Case 1 1/2. Collins dedicated the book to Patricia Finnegan, his wife. 1396339. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. 40th Anniversary Edition, First Printing.

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CARRYING THE FIRE: AN ASTRONAUT'S JOURNEYS [Signed x2]

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York

Publication Date

2009

Language

English

ISBN 10

0374531943

ISBN 13

9780374531942

Binding

Softcover

Edition

1st Edition

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The years that have passed since Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon in July 1969 have done nothing to alter the fundamental wonder of the event: man reaching the moon remains one of the great events--technical and spiritual--of our lifetime.

In Carrying the Fire, Michael Collins conveys, in a very personal way, the drama, beauty, and humor of that adventure. He also traces his development from his first flight experiences in the air force, through his days as a test pilot, to his Apollo 11 space walk, presenting an evocative picture of the joys of flight as well as a new perspective on time, light, and movement from someone who has seen the fragile Earth from the other side of the moon.

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Michael Collins, author of Carrying the Fire, flew in both the Gemini 10 and Apollo 11 space missions in the 1960s. He currently lives in South Florida.

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