{"product_id":"into-that-silent-sea-trailblazers-of-the-space-era-1961-1965-paperback","title":"Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancis French\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eColin Burgess\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Haney\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt was a time of bold new technology, historic moments, and international jousting on the final frontier. But it was also a time of human drama, of moments less public but no less dramatic in the lives of those who made the golden age of space flight happen. These are the moments and the lives that \u003cem\u003eInto That Silent Sea\u003c\/em\u003e captures, a book that tells the intimate stories of the men and women, American and Russian, who made the space race their own and gave the era its compelling character.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese pages chronicle a varied and riveting cavalcade of human stories, including a look at Yuri Gagarin's harrowing childhood in war-ravaged Russia and Alan Shepard's firm purchase on the American dream. It also examines the controversial career of cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and the remarkable struggle and ultimate disappointment of her American counterparts. It tries to uncover the truth behind the allegations that shadowed Gus Grissom and Scott Carpenter and then allows the reader to share the heart-stopping suspense of Alexei Leonov's near-fatal first space walk. Through dozens of interviews and access to Russian and American official documents and family records, the authors bring to life the experiences that shaped the lives of the first astronauts and cosmonauts and forever changed their world and ours.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrancis French is the director of education at the San Diego Air and Space Museum and the coauthor with Colin Burgess of \u003cem\u003eIn the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969\u003c\/em\u003e (Nebraska 2007).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColin Burgess is a former flight service director with Qantas Airlines and the author of many books on spaceflight, including \u003cem\u003eFallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, available in a Bison Books edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA NASA public affairs officer from 1958 to 1969, Paul Haney was known widely as NASA's \"voice of mission control.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis French is the director of education at the San Diego Air and Space Museum and the coauthor with Colin Burgess of \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska 2007). Colin Burgess is a former flight service director with Qantas Airlines and the author of many books on spaceflight, including \u003ci\u003eFallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, available in a Bison Books edition. A NASA public affairs officer from 1958 to 1969, Paul Haney was known widely as NASA's \"voice of mission control.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8.86 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761354375456,"sku":"9780803226395","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cffdca528c445aea0e102dbf73bb4363.webp?v=1780205352","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/into-that-silent-sea-trailblazers-of-the-space-era-1961-1965-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}