American Moonshot
John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race
Douglas Brinkley
Discover the epic story behind one of America's most thrilling and ambitious achievements in history: the race to the moon. Award-winning historian Douglas Brinkley takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy's inspiring challenge, and the brilliant men and women who made this giant leap possible. Drawing on new primary source material and major interviews with surviving figures key to America's success, Brinkley brings this fascinating history to life like never before. American Moonshot is an enthralling chronicle of human ingenuity, curiosity, and the boundless American spirit.
Publish Date
2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.17
ISBN
9780062655066
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2020-12-14T17:15:40.000Z
This book on the space race was very good.
Putting a man on the moon seemed so implausible in the early 1960s that the only equivalent today is probably achieving something like time travel. – source