We Seven. By the Astronauts Themselves.

Carpenter, M. Scott; Cooper, L. Gordon, Jr., Glenn, John H., Jr., Grissom, Virgil I., Schirra, Walter M., Jr., Shepard, Alan B., Jr., Slayton, Donald K.

Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1962

About this Item

First edition, early printing of this first-hand account of the genesis of Americaâ s manned space program. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Mercury Seven Astronauts on the front free endpaper, "Bob Best wishes- Scott Carpenter and John Glenn. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. â The first seven American astronauts were an admirable group of individuals chosen to sit at the apex of a pyramid of human effortâ ¦ In volunteering to entrust their lives to Mercuryâ s spirit and Atlasâ strength to blaze a trail for man into the empyrean, they chose to lead by following the opportunity that chance, circumstance, technology and history had prepared for themâ (Swenson, Grimwood & Alexander, 164-65). We Seven chronicles the beginnings of American manned space exploration from the perspectives of those who pioneered it, with each member of Project Mercury contributing at least three essay-length sections. Seller Inventory # 144379

Bibliographic Details

Title: We Seven. By the Astronauts Themselves.

Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York

Publication Date: 1962

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition