Into the blue : American writing on aviation and spaceflight

Corn, Joseph J. (Editor).

Record details

ISBN: 1598531085
ISBN: 9781598531084
Physical Description: xix, 684 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Library of America, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 657-661) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

(Cont.) From 'Thud Ridge' / Jack Broughton -- From 'Dispatches' / Michael Herr -- From 'Failure is not an option' / Gene Kranz -- From 'Of a fire on the moon' / Norman Mailer -- From 'Magnificent desolation' / Buzz Aldrin -- Big sky / Gordon Baxter -- From 'On extended wings' / Diane Ackerman -- The iron maiden / Sherman Baldwin -- Starduster / Laurence Gonzales -- From 'Something's got to give' / Darcy Frey -- The turn / William Langewiesche -- From 'Up in the air' / Walter Kirn -- From 'The Kabul-ki dance' / Mark Bowden -- Home / Chris Jones.