| John Glenn Contributor(s): Glenn, John (Author), Taylor, Nick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0553581570 ISBN-13: 9780553581577 Publisher: Bantam OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound Published: October 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Science | Space Science |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 99042672 |
| Physical Information: 1.36" H x 4.18" W x 6.88" (0.63 lbs) 564 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: He was the first astronaut to orbit the Earth. Nearly four decades later, as the world's oldest astronaut, his courage reveted a nation. But these two historical events only bracketed a life that covers the sweep of an extraordinary century. John Glenn's autobiography spans the seminal events of the twentieth century. It is a story that begins with his childhood in Ohio where he learned the importance of family, community, and patriotism. He took these values with him as a marine fighter pilot during World War II and into the skies over Korea, for which he would be decorated. Always a gifted flier, it was during the war that he contemplated the unlimited possibilities of aviation and its frontiers. We see the early days of NASA, where he first served as a backup pilot for astronauts Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom. In 1962 Glenn piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States. Then came several years in international business, followed by a twenty-four year career as a U.S. Senator-and in 1998 a return to space for his remarkable Discover mission at the age of seventy-seven. |