Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War

by Jeff Shesol

Book Overview

If the United States couldn't catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? That was the question facing John F. Kennedy at the height of the Cold War--a perilous time when the Soviet Union built the wall in Berlin, tested nuclear bombs more destructive than any in history, and beat the United States to every major milestone in space. The race to the heavens seemed a race for survival--and America was losing.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324003243
• ISBN13: 9781324003243
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"