ECU Libraries Catalog

Wernher Von Braun : the man who sold the moon / Dennis Piszkiewicz.

Author/creator Piszkiewicz, Dennis
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.
Descriptionx, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents The immigrant -- The authorized biography -- The cover-up -- The reborn rocketeer -- Redstone -- Selling space: the Collier's articles -- Disneyland -- The first race for space -- The Soviet chief designer and Sputnik -- Explorer I -- Celebrity -- The challenge of the Moon -- The Cuban Missile Crisis -- The Moonship -- Blunders and disasters -- Men on the Moon -- Shuttle, space station, and the decline of NASA -- Exile in America: von Braun's last years
Local noteLittle-310556--305131013581V
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [227]-230) and index.
LCCN 98014481
ISBN0275962172 (alk. paper)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks TL781.85.V6 P57 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold