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This book discusses the early life, the military service, the years as an astronaut, and the political career of John Glenn, an American hero of the twentieth century.
Describes the life of John Glenn, including his childhood, World War II activities, work as a test pilot and astronaut, career as a senator, and return to space in 1998.
John Glenn : Astronaut and U.S. Senator examines the life and career of the first American to orbit Earth in a spacecraft.
A biography of former Senator John Glenn, who orbited the earth in 1962 and became the oldest man to go into space in 1998.
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He was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth. Nearly four decades later, as the world's oldest astronaut, his courage riveted a nation. But these two historic events only bracket a life that covers the sweep of an extraordinary century. In this engrossing book, John Glenn tells the story of his unique life--one lived at the center of a momentous time in history by a man who helped shape that history. He is the kind of hero who resists being called a hero. And yet his exploits in the service of his country, his dedication to family and friends, and his rock-ribbed traditional values have made this small-town boy from the Midwest a true American icon. John Glenn's autobiography spans...
Space Pioneer depicts the gutsy world of the astronaut/test pilot. Watch as Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth.