The Last American Hero: The Remarkable Life of John Glenn
Alice L. George$25.50
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On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became a national star. That morning at Cape Canaveral, the small-town boy from Ohio took his place atop a
rocket and soared into space. He became celebrated in all corners of the world as not just the first American to orbit the Earth, but as the first space traveler to take the human race with him. Refusing to let that dramatic day define his life, he went on to become a four-term US senator--and returned to space at the age of seventy-seven. The Last American Hero is a stunning examination of the layers that formed the man: a hero of the Cold War, a two-time astronaut, a veteran senator, a devoted husband and father, and much more. At a time when an increasingly cynical world needs heroes, John Glenn's aura burns brightly in American memory.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 11/10/2020
ISBN: 9781641602136
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.20d
rocket and soared into space. He became celebrated in all corners of the world as not just the first American to orbit the Earth, but as the first space traveler to take the human race with him. Refusing to let that dramatic day define his life, he went on to become a four-term US senator--and returned to space at the age of seventy-seven. The Last American Hero is a stunning examination of the layers that formed the man: a hero of the Cold War, a two-time astronaut, a veteran senator, a devoted husband and father, and much more. At a time when an increasingly cynical world needs heroes, John Glenn's aura burns brightly in American memory.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 11/10/2020
ISBN: 9781641602136
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.20d