The Resource Mercury rising : John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the new battleground of the Cold War, Jeff Shesol
Mercury rising : John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the new battleground of the Cold War, Jeff Shesol
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- Summary
- "A riveting history of the momentous Friendship 7 space flight that put America back into the space race. If the United States couldn't catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? That was the question facing John F. Kennedy at the height of the Cold War-a moment when the Soviet Union built the wall in Berlin, tested nuclear bombs more destructive than any in history, and beat the US to every major milestone in space. The race to the heavens seemed a race for survival-and America was losing. When John Glenn blasted into orbit on February 20, 1962, his mission was greater than circling Earth; it was to calm the fears of the free world and renew America's sense of self-belief. Mercury Rising re-creates the sense of tension to a flight that riveted the world. Drawing on new sources, interviews, and Glenn's personal notes, Mercury Rising shows how the astronaut's heroics lifted the nation's hopes in what Kennedy called the "hour of maximum danger.""--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 400 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction
- The nearest to heaven I will ever get
- Supersonic
- Red moonlight
- Zero G
- A seven-sided coin
- Second in space
- Suspended animation
- The problems of men on Earth
- The first man
- Go or no go
- Holocaust or humiliation
- Talking our extinction to death
- Contingencies
- The big scrub
- Godspeed, John Glenn
- A real fireball
- The big lift
- Escape velocity
- Isbn
- 9781324003243
- Label
- Mercury rising : John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the new battleground of the Cold War
- Title
- Mercury rising
- Title remainder
- John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the new battleground of the Cold War
- Statement of responsibility
- Jeff Shesol
- Subject
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- Friendship 7 (Spacecraft)
- Glenn, John, 1921-2016
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Influence
- Astronautics and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Space flights
- Space race -- United States
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics
- Project Mercury (U.S.)
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A riveting history of the momentous Friendship 7 space flight that put America back into the space race. If the United States couldn't catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? That was the question facing John F. Kennedy at the height of the Cold War-a moment when the Soviet Union built the wall in Berlin, tested nuclear bombs more destructive than any in history, and beat the US to every major milestone in space. The race to the heavens seemed a race for survival-and America was losing. When John Glenn blasted into orbit on February 20, 1962, his mission was greater than circling Earth; it was to calm the fears of the free world and renew America's sense of self-belief. Mercury Rising re-creates the sense of tension to a flight that riveted the world. Drawing on new sources, interviews, and Glenn's personal notes, Mercury Rising shows how the astronaut's heroics lifted the nation's hopes in what Kennedy called the "hour of maximum danger.""--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Shesol, Jeff
- Dewey number
- 629.45/4
- Illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TL789.8.U6
- LC item number
- M4766 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Project Mercury (U.S.)
- Space flights
- Space race
- Friendship 7 (Spacecraft)
- Glenn, John
- Kennedy, John F.
- Astronautics and state
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Mercury rising : John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the new battleground of the Cold War, Jeff Shesol
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-384) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The nearest to heaven I will ever get -- Supersonic -- Red moonlight -- Zero G -- A seven-sided coin -- Second in space -- Suspended animation -- The problems of men on Earth -- The first man -- Go or no go -- Holocaust or humiliation -- Talking our extinction to death -- Contingencies -- The big scrub -- Godspeed, John Glenn -- A real fireball -- The big lift -- Escape velocity
- Control code
- on1250391344
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 400 pages
- Isbn
- 9781324003243
- Lccn
- 2020051050
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- 16 pages unnumbered plates
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1250391344
- Label
- Mercury rising : John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the new battleground of the Cold War, Jeff Shesol
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-384) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The nearest to heaven I will ever get -- Supersonic -- Red moonlight -- Zero G -- A seven-sided coin -- Second in space -- Suspended animation -- The problems of men on Earth -- The first man -- Go or no go -- Holocaust or humiliation -- Talking our extinction to death -- Contingencies -- The big scrub -- Godspeed, John Glenn -- A real fireball -- The big lift -- Escape velocity
- Control code
- on1250391344
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 400 pages
- Isbn
- 9781324003243
- Lccn
- 2020051050
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- 16 pages unnumbered plates
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1250391344
Subject
- Friendship 7 (Spacecraft)
- Glenn, John, 1921-2016
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Influence
- Astronautics and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Space flights
- Space race -- United States
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics
- Project Mercury (U.S.)
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers
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