Epic Rivalry: The Inside Story of the Soviet and American Space Race
Author:   Von Hardesty ,  Gene Eisman
Publisher:   National Geographic Society
ISBN:  

9781426203213


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   16 September 2008
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Von Hardesty ,  Gene Eisman
Publisher:   National Geographic Society
Imprint:   National Geographic Society
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9781426203213


ISBN 10:   1426203217
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   16 September 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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A balanced, reader-friendly re-creation of the origins, progress, thrills and perils attending a prestigious race, desperately important at the time, only dimly remembered today. Kirkus An engaging story of visionary scientists focused on space travel, pragmatic politicians eager for triumphs in a propaganda war, and heroic astronauts and cosmonauts risking their lives...compelling narrative of the space race as it unfolded. Science and Spirit Magazine


A balanced, reader-friendly re-creation of the origins, progress, thrills and perils attending a prestigious race, desperately important at the time, only dimly remembered today. -- Kirkus <br> An engaging story of visionary scientists focused on space travel, pragmatic politicians eager for triumphs in a propaganda war, and heroic astronauts and cosmonauts risking their lives...compelling narrative of the space race as it unfolded. -- Science and Spirit Magazine


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Von Hardesty is a curator at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. He has written widely on aerospace history. His books include Great Aviators and Epic.

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