Of a Fire on the Moon
Synopsis
For many, the moon landing was the defining event of the twentieth century. So it seems only fitting that Norman Mailer--the literary provocateur who altered the landscape of American nonfiction--wrote the most wide-ranging, far-seeing chronicle of the Apollo 11 mission. A classic chronicle of America's reach for greatness in the midst of the Cold War, Of a Fire on the Moon compiles the reportage Mailer published between 1969 and 1970 in Life magazine: gripping firsthand dispatches from inside NASA's clandestine operations in Houston and Cape Kennedy; technical insights into the magnitude of their awe-inspiring feat; and prescient meditations that place the event in human context as only Mailer could.
- Copyright:
- 1970 Norman Mailer
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9780553390629
- Publisher:
- Random House Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 2014-06-03T14:47:39Z
- Language:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.