The Resource American moonshot : John F. Kennedy and the great space race, Douglas Brinkley
American moonshot : John F. Kennedy and the great space race, Douglas Brinkley
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The item American moonshot : John F. Kennedy and the great space race, Douglas Brinkley represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- Summary
- As the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing approaches, the award winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy's inspiring challenge, and America's race to the moon. On May 25, 1961, JFK made an astonishing announcement: his goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In this engrossing, fast-paced epic, Douglas Brinkley returns to the 1960s to recreate one of the most exciting and ambitious achievements in the history of humankind. American Moonshot brings together the extraordinary political, cultural, and scientific factors that fueled the birth and development of NASA and the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo projects, which shot the United States to victory in the space race against the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War. Drawing on new primary source material and major interviews with many of the surviving figures who were key to America's success, Brinkley brings this fascinating history to life as never before. American Moonshot is a portrait of the brilliant men and women who made this giant leap possible, the technology that enabled us to propel men beyond earth's orbit to the moon and return them safely, and the geopolitical tensions that spurred Kennedy to commit himself fully to this audacious dream. Brinkley's ensemble cast of New Frontier characters include rocketeer Wernher von Braun, astronaut John Glenn and space booster Lyndon Johnson. A vivid and enthralling chronicle of one of the most thrilling, hopeful, and turbulent eras in the nation's history, American Moonshot is an homage to scientific ingenuity, human curiosity, and the boundless American spirit
- Language
- eng
- Edition
-
- First HarperLuxe edition.
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- xxxvii, 898 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "Larger print"--Spine
- Isbn
- 9780062859914
- Label
- American moonshot : John F. Kennedy and the great space race
- Title
- American moonshot
- Title remainder
- John F. Kennedy and the great space race
- Statement of responsibility
- Douglas Brinkley
- Subject
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- Astronautics -- Political aspects
- Astronautics -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Astronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- History
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Influence
- Large type books
- 1900-1999
- Manned space flight -- History -- 20th century
- Space flight to the moon
- Space flight to the moon -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History -- 20th century
- Manned space flight
- Astronautics
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- As the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing approaches, the award winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy's inspiring challenge, and America's race to the moon. On May 25, 1961, JFK made an astonishing announcement: his goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In this engrossing, fast-paced epic, Douglas Brinkley returns to the 1960s to recreate one of the most exciting and ambitious achievements in the history of humankind. American Moonshot brings together the extraordinary political, cultural, and scientific factors that fueled the birth and development of NASA and the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo projects, which shot the United States to victory in the space race against the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War. Drawing on new primary source material and major interviews with many of the surviving figures who were key to America's success, Brinkley brings this fascinating history to life as never before. American Moonshot is a portrait of the brilliant men and women who made this giant leap possible, the technology that enabled us to propel men beyond earth's orbit to the moon and return them safely, and the geopolitical tensions that spurred Kennedy to commit himself fully to this audacious dream. Brinkley's ensemble cast of New Frontier characters include rocketeer Wernher von Braun, astronaut John Glenn and space booster Lyndon Johnson. A vivid and enthralling chronicle of one of the most thrilling, hopeful, and turbulent eras in the nation's history, American Moonshot is an homage to scientific ingenuity, human curiosity, and the boundless American spirit
- Cataloging source
- IMmBT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brinkley, Douglas
- Dewey number
- 629.40973
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Kennedy, John F.
- United States
- Kennedy, John F.
- United States
- Astronautics
- Manned space flight
- Space flight to the moon
- Astronautics
- Large type books
- Astronautics
- Astronautics
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Manned space flight
- Space flight to the moon
- United States
- Label
- American moonshot : John F. Kennedy and the great space race, Douglas Brinkley
- Note
- "Larger print"--Spine
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 769-890)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1090742440
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
-
- First HarperLuxe edition.
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- xxxvii, 898 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780062859914
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1090742440
- Label
- American moonshot : John F. Kennedy and the great space race, Douglas Brinkley
- Note
- "Larger print"--Spine
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 769-890)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1090742440
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
-
- First HarperLuxe edition.
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- xxxvii, 898 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780062859914
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1090742440
Subject
- Astronautics -- Political aspects
- Astronautics -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Astronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- History
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Influence
- Large type books
- 1900-1999
- Manned space flight -- History -- 20th century
- Space flight to the moon
- Space flight to the moon -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History -- 20th century
- Manned space flight
- Astronautics
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