Focusing on the first manned flight to leave the earth's orbit, this book puts the space race in the context of American and world history. Christmas 1998 marks the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 8 flight. Color photos.
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Focusing on the first manned flight to leave the earth's orbit, this book puts the space race in the context of American and world history. Christmas 1998 marks the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 8 flight. Color photos.
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Add this copy of The Story of Apollo 8 to cart. $11.99, fair condition, Sold by St. Vinnie's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Eugene, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Basic Books.
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Acceptable. Former Library book. Hardcover The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
Add this copy of The Story of Apollo 8 to cart. $12.19, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Diamond rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Four Walls Eight Windows.
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Add this copy of The Story of Apollo 8 to cart. $14.99, very good condition, Sold by HPB Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Basic Books.
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Good. xvi, 299, [3] pages. Endpaper map. Occasional Footnotes. Illustrations. Timeline. Notes. Editorial Minutiae and Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Ex-library with usual markings. DJ in plastic sleeve pasted to boards. Robert Zimmerman was a science and technology writer who has contributed to American Heritage, the Sciences, and other publications. Derived from a Kirkus review: The year 1968 is memorable for any number of reasons, science writer Zimmerman reminds us, not the least of which was the historic flight of Apollo 8, the first manned space flight to slip out of Earth's gravitational tethers. Apollo 8, with Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders aboard, blasted off in late December of 1968, its intention to journey beyond Earth's orbit, slip into a lunar orbit, then escape again, and return. Its success was a momentous occasion-the frontiers of space had been effectively pushed way out. Zimmerman has chosen two aspects of the Apollo 8 mission to emphasize. First, he depicts a space program then still the venue of the hero pilot who, sacrificing family priorities and personal safety, was the unequaled Cold Warrior. Zimmerman keeps a nice steady rhythm. His second theme is to infuse the event with righteousness. It showed the world, Zimmerman claims, an "American vision of moral individuality, religious tolerance and mutual respect. Zimmerman does realize that perhaps the most lasting achievement of Apollo 8 is a photograph of Earthrise over the Moon. Never before had our planet seemed so small, so lonely, so vulnerable-or so priceless.
Add this copy of The Story of Apollo 8 to cart. $38.70, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Basic Books.
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Add this copy of The Story of Apollo 8 to cart. $91.00, like new condition, Sold by RARE BOOK CELLAR rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pomona, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Basic Books.
