Rocket men the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man's first journey to the moon
(Audiobook CD)
Author
Contributors
Porter, Ray, 1965- narrator.
Published
[New York] : Random House Audio, 2018.
Format
Audiobook CD
Edition
Unabridged.
ISBN
9780525527008, 0525527001
Physical Desc
10 audio discs (12 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
[New York] : Random House Audio, 2018.
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
ISBN
9780525527008, 0525527001
UPC
9780525527008
Notes
General Note
Title from web page.
General Note
Compact discs.
Participants/Performers
Read by Ray Porter with a note and sources read by the author.
Description
In early 1968, the Apollo program was on shaky footing. President Kennedy's end-of-decade deadline to put a man on the Moon was in jeopardy, and the Soviets were threatening to pull ahead in the space race. By August 1968, with its back against the wall, NASA decided to scrap its usual methodical approach and shoot for the heavens. With just four months to prepare, a fraction of the normal time, the agency would send the first men in history to the Moon. In a year of historic violence and discord, the Tet offensive, the assassinations of MLK and RFK, the Chicago DNC riots, the Apollo 8 mission was the boldest test of what America could do. With a focus on astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders, and their wives and children, this is a vivid, gripping, narrative that shows anew the epic danger involved, and the singular bravery it took, for man to leave Earth for the first time, and to arrive at a new world.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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East Hanover Library - Adult Media | CD NF KURSON | Available |
Kinnelon Library - Adult Media | CD 629.45 KURSON | Available |
Pequannock Library - Adult Media - Audiobooks | CDNF KURSON | Available |
Roxbury Library - Adult Media - Audiobooks | AUDIOBK 629.454 KURSON | Available |
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kurson, R., & Porter, R. (2018). Rocket men: the daring odyssey of Apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man's first journey to the moon (Unabridged.). Random House Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kurson, Robert and Ray Porter. 2018. Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon. Random House Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kurson, Robert and Ray Porter. Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon Random House Audio, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kurson, Robert,, and Ray Porter. Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon Unabridged., Random House Audio, 2018.
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