John Glenn; A Memoir
by John Glenn
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0553110748
- ISBN 13
- 9780553110746
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Synopsis
John Glenn has spent most of his life in public service, as a distinguished U.S. Senator and a veteran of twenty-three years in the Marine corps, during which time he was awarded numerous medals for his achievements, as well as the NASA Distinguished Service medal and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. He and his wife of fifty-six years, Annie, have two grown children and two grandchildren. Nick Taylor is the author of seven nonfiction books and collaborated with John Glenn on his memoir. He lives in New York City.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010787
- Title
- John Glenn; A Memoir
- Author
- John Glenn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0553110748
- ISBN 13
- 9780553110746
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- NASA, space program, World War II, Korean War, jet aircraft Apollo Program, Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 spacecraft, astronaut, Marine aviator, USMC, United States Marine Corps, experimental airplanes, airplanes, jet airplanes, fighter pilot, Project Merc
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- Aviation/Aircraft; Autobiography;
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