Rough Draft - 1st Edition/1st Printing

New York: St. Martin's Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312203837 . A most attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Signed by author James W. Hall directly on the title page; In Rough Draft, James W. Hall tells the story of the first manned mission to the moon, emphasizing the human dimension of the epic adventure. From the moment President John F. Kennedy announced that America would attempt to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade, the space program was a national obsession. For the engineers, scientists, and pilots who made the journey possible, it was a quest of unparalleled magnitude.Rough Draft is the story of one such adventure, the audacious attempt by a team of brave men to achieve the impossible. It is the story of the human cost of exploration, of the sacrifice and courage of the pioneers who dared to dream of going to the moon. It is also the story of the machines that made the dream possible, the sleek and powerful Apollo spacecrafts that soared through the heavens.Rough Draft is the story of a generation of Americans who dared to believe in the power of science and the human spirit. It; 8vo; Signed by Author .