The Right Stuff Paperback - 2008
by Tom Wolfe
The first Americans in space--Yeager, Conrad, Grissom, and Glenn--battle the Russians for control of the heavens and put their lives on the line to demonstrate a quality beyond courage, in this classic by Wolfe.
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When the future began...
The men had it. Yeager. Conrad. Grissom. Glenn. Heroes ... the first Americans in space ... battling the Russians for control of the heavens ... putting their lives on the line. The women had it. While Mr. Wonderful was aloft, it tore your heart out that the Hero's Wife, down on the ground, had to perform with the whole world watching ... the TV Press Conference: "What's in your heart? Do you feel with him while he's in orbit?"
The Right Stuff. It's the quality beyond bravery, beyond courage. It's men like Chuck Yeager, the greatest test pilot of all and the fastest man on earth. Pete Conrad, who almost laughed himself out of the running. Gus Grissom, who almost lost it when his capsule sank. John Glenn, the only space traveler whose apple-pie image wasn't a lie.
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- Title The Right Stuff
- Author Tom Wolfe
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Picador USA, New York
- Date 2008-03-04
- Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780312427566 / 0312427565
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.1 in (21.08 x 13.72 x 2.79 cm)
- Reading level 1110
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1950's
- Chronological Period: 1960's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Astronauts - United States, Astronautics - United States
- Dewey Decimal Code 629.109
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- Library Journal, 05/01/2008, Page 118
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