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Into That Silent Sea

By Francis French

Into That Silent Sea

By Francis French

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It was a time of bold new technology, historic moments, and international jousting on the final frontier. But it was also a time of human drama, of moments less public but no less dramatic in the lives of those who made the golden age of space flight happen. These are the moments and the lives that Into That Silent Sea captures, a book that tells the intimate stories of the men and women, American and Russian, who made the space race their own and gave the era its compelling character. These pages chronicle a varied and riveting cavalcade of human stories, including a look at Yuri Gagarin¿s harrowing childhood in war-ravaged Russia and Alan Shepard¿s firm purchase on the American dream. It also examines the controversial career of cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and the remarkable struggle and ultimate disappointment of her American counterparts. It tries to uncover the truth behind the allegations that shadowed Gus Grissom and Scott Carpenter and then allows the reader to share the heart-stopping suspense of Alexei Leonov¿s near-fatal first space walk. Through dozens of interviews and access to Russian and American official documents and family records, the authors bring to life the experiences that shaped the lives of the first astronauts and cosmonauts and forever changed their world and ours.   Purchase the audio edition.
Product details
Number of Pages:
402
Release Date:
2007-04-23
Publication Date:
2007-04-23
Publisher:
Univ of Nebraska Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0803211465
ISBN13:
9780803211469
Weight:
767 g
Height:
164 cm
Width:
236 cm
Thickness:
34 cm
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