Space

London. 24cm. 622 p. : ill. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial. Idioma Inglés. Originally published: New York : Random House, 1982 .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 0436279673 Already a renowned chronicler of the epic events of world history, James A. Michener tackles the most ambitious subject of his career: space, the last great frontier. This astounding novel brings to life the dreams and daring of countless men and women—people like Stanley Mott, the engineer whose irrepressible drive for knowledge places him at the center of the American exploration effort; Norman Grant, the war hero and U.S. senator who takes his personal battle not only to a nation, but to the heavens; Dieter Kolff, a German rocket scientist who once worked for the Nazis; Randy Claggett, the astronaut who meets his destiny on a mission to the far side of the moon; and Cynthia Rhee, the reporter whose determined crusade brings their story to a breathless world. Engineer Stanley Mott, astronomy student John Pope, naval hero Norman Grant, rocket engineer Dieter Kolff serve as principals in the forty-year history o America's space program and share the complex drama with numerous others