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Right Stuff
Tom Wolfe · 1979 · 533 pages
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Tom Wolfe presents the epic of the American space race through the eyes of the pilot-astronauts who made it possible. Beginning with the test pilots of the 1940s and 1950s, moving through the Mercury program and reaching the Apollo missions, Wolfe portrays the extraordinary men who pushed the limits of courage, ambition, and technology.
With bold prose and visceral narrative, the book explores not only the technical and political achievements of the space conquest, but the psychology, ego, and "right stuff" that set these pilots apart from all others. A monumental work about heroism, competition, and the human face of the greatest technological adventure of the 20th century.
Book details
| Author | Tom Wolfe |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Right Stuff |
| Year of publication | 1979 |
| Pages | 533 |
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