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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “Overall good condition. Photos are of this exact item.”
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- Country/Region of Manufacture
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- ISBN
- 9781612498560
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Purdue University Press
ISBN-10
1612498566
ISBN-13
9781612498560
eBay Product ID (ePID)
28058377175
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Publication Name
Photographing America's First Astronauts : Project Mercury Through the Lens of Bill Taub
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Subject
United States / 20th Century, Subjects & Themes / Historical, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Photography, History
Series
Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
47.3 Oz
Item Length
11.1 in
Item Width
8.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2023-931811
Reviews
"The sheer volume of photos and their detailed captions means this book gives an insight into the daily lives of the people of Project Mercury probably never seen since those eventful days." -- SpaceFlight, " Photographing America's First Astronauts: Project Mercury Through the Lens of Bill Taub hits home in ways that are unexpectedly poignant. It shows the U.S. at its gleaming best--a nation imbued with a spirit of adventure at a time when our leadership was eager to win." -- Forbes, " Photographing America's First Astronauts is another stunning success in a series of works that will undoubtedly be found on the bookshelf of everyone who loves the golden age of spaceflight." -- Balloons to Drones, "Bill's iconic images will live on forever. He and his camera acted as the eyes for all of us who couldn't be there. Bill captured the spirit and emotion of NASA's pioneering years through his images of astronaut training, launches, landings, and postflight celebrations. At every Apollo anniversary I photographed, the astronauts would embrace Bill as though he were part of the crew. I will always look to Bill and his work as the ultimate examples of what it means to be a storyteller for NASA, and I'm honored to have known him." -- Bill Ingalls , senior contract photographer, NASA Headquarters
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
779.092
Table Of Content
Foreword by Eugene Kranz Introduction About the Photography Acknowledgments 1. Steps to Space 2. The People of Mercury 3. Alan Shepard/Mercury-Redstone 3 4. Gus Grissom/Mercury-Redstone 4 5. John Glenn/Mercury-Atlas 6 6. Deke Slayton/Destiny Delayed 7. Scott Carpenter/Mercury-Atlas 7 8. Wally Schirra/Mercury-Atlas 8 9. Gordon Cooper/Mercury-Atlas 9 10. Beyond Mercury Abbreviations Bibliography About Bill Taub About the Authors
Synopsis
Featuring more than 600 photos, Photographing America's First Astronauts: Project Mercury Through the Lens of Bill Taub is the most complete photographic account of Project Mercury ever published. Previous Project Mercury books largely have relied on the relatively limited number of photos released by NASA. This book, however, showcases hundreds of never-before-seen images of America?s first manned space program by NASA?s first staff photographer, Bill Taub. Taub went everywhere with the Mercury astronauts, capturing their daily activities from 1959 to 1963. As a result, his photos provide a unique and intimate behind-the-scenes look at the people and operations of Project Mercury in real time. Drawing on Taub?s recently discovered archive of thousands of black-and-white and color prints, slides, and transparencies, this is the first book to comprehensively visually document Project Mercury. No previous book has devoted as many images to each of the Mercury Seven astronauts and their pioneering spaceflights. Other chapters cover astronaut selection and training, NASA management, and facilities at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Each image is accompanied by a detailed caption. The foreword is by legendary NASA Flight Director Eugene Kranz., Featuring more than 600 photos, Photographing America's First Astronauts: Project Mercury Through the Lens of Bill Taub is the most complete photographic account of Project Mercury ever published. Previous Project Mercury books largely have relied on the relatively limited number of photos released by NASA. This book, however, showcases hundreds of never-before-seen images of America's first manned space program by NASA's first staff photographer, Bill Taub. Taub went everywhere with the Mercury astronauts, capturing their daily activities from 1959 to 1963. As a result, his photos provide a unique and intimate behind-the-scenes look at the people and operations of Project Mercury in real time.Drawing on Taub's recently discovered archive of thousands of black-and-white and color prints, slides, and transparencies, this is the first book to comprehensively visually document Project Mercury. No previous book has devoted as many images to each of the Mercury Seven astronauts and their pioneering spaceflights. Other chapters cover astronaut selection and training, NASA management, and facilities at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Each image is accompanied by a detailed caption. The foreword is by legendary NASA Flight Director Eugene Kranz., Featuring more than 600 photos, Photographing America's First Astronauts: Project Mercury Through the Lens of Bill Taub is the most complete photographic account of Project Mercury ever published. Previous Project Mercury books largely have relied on the relatively limited number of photos released by NASA. This book, however, showcases hundreds ......, Featuring more than 600 photos, Photographing America's First Astronauts: Project Mercury Through the Lens of Bill Taub is the most complete photographic account of Project Mercury ever published. Previous Project Mercury books largely have relied on the relatively limited number of photos released by NASA. This book, however, showcases hundreds of never-before-seen images of America's first manned space program by NASA's first staff photographer, Bill Taub. Taub went everywhere with the Mercury astronauts, capturing their daily activities from 1959 to 1963. As a result, his photos provide a unique and intimate behind-the-scenes look at the people and operations of Project Mercury in real time. Drawing on Taub's recently discovered archive of thousands of black-and-white and color prints, slides, and transparencies, this is the first book to comprehensively visually document Project Mercury. No previous book has devoted as many images to each of the Mercury Seven astronauts and their pioneering spaceflights. Other chapters cover astronaut selection and training, NASA management, and facilities at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Each image is accompanied by a detailed caption. The foreword is by legendary NASA Flight Director Eugene Kranz.
LC Classification Number
TR820.5
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- n***c (68)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat book! Excellent condition and well packaged! Great seller, would buy from again, Thanks!
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