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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- 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
- Extent
- xxv, 548 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062655066
- 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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- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
- Astronautics -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Space race -- United States
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics
- Moon -- Exploration | Government policy -- United States
- Space flight to the moon -- History -- 20th century
- Manned space flight -- History -- 20th century
- Astronautics and state -- United States
- United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History -- 20th century
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Influence
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- 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
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- CNWPU
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brinkley, Douglas
- Dewey number
- 629.4/0973
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TL789.8.U5
- LC item number
- B75 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Kennedy, John F.
- United States
- Space flight to the moon
- Space race
- Astronautics and state
- Manned space flight
- Astronautics
- Moon
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
- Label
- American moonshot : John F. Kennedy and the great space race, Douglas Brinkley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographic references (pages 465-526) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- Carrier MARC source
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- Content category
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- text
- still image
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1066143217
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xxv, 548 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062655066
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), portraits (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1066143217
- Label
- American moonshot : John F. Kennedy and the great space race, Douglas Brinkley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographic references (pages 465-526) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1066143217
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xxv, 548 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062655066
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), portraits (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1066143217
Subject
- Astronautics -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Astronautics and state -- United States
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Influence
- Manned space flight -- History -- 20th century
- Moon -- Exploration | Government policy -- United States
- Space flight to the moon -- History -- 20th century
- Space race -- United States
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics
- United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- History -- 20th century
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