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Rocket men

Rocket men

The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
BiographyHistory
Pages
384
Published
2018
Language
English

Synopsis

Explore the true story of the dangerous Apollo 8 mission, a critical moment in the space race. This book focuses on the lives of astronaut heroes Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders, while also revealing the political forces that pushed the decision to risk lives to save the Apollo program. It's an account of courage and the intense pressures that shaped humanity's reach for the moon.

Prose complexity
7/10

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Genres

Biography History Military History Science

About the author

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Robert Kurson

Robert Kurson is the author of four New York Times bestsellers, including his 2004 debut, Shadow Divers, the true story of two Americans who discovered a World War II German U-boat sunk 60 miles off the coast of New Jersey. Kurson began his career as an attorney, graduating from Harvard Law School and practicing real estate law. Kurson’s professional writing career began at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he started as a data entry clerk. In 2000, Esquire published “My Favorite Teacher,” his first...

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