| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 445 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [429]-434) and index. |
| Summary |
A portrait of Mercury Seven team member Alan Shepard, America's first man into space, describes his achievements as a test pilot, competitive nature, and career-challenging struggles with illness. |
| Contents |
Part I. Before space -- Chapter 1: "Alan was really kind of a loner" -- Chapter 2: I think I love you -- Chapter 3: "The kamikazes raised hell last night" -- Chapter 4: "Unsafe for solo" in Zoom Town -- Chapter 5: A perfectly charming son of a bitch -- Chapter 6: Shepard should be court martialed -- Chapter 7: "Do you wish to declare an emergency?" -- Chapter 8: "That little rascal." -- PART II. Into space -- Chapter 9: "We made them heroes, the first day they were picked" -- Chapter 10: Eyeballs in, eyeballs out -- Chapter 11: "A harlot of a town" -- Chapter 12: "I think I got myself in trouble." -- Chapter 13: "We had 'em by the short hairs, and we gave it away." -- Chapter 14: "Light this candle!" -- Chapter 15: "We choose to go to the moon." -- Chapter 16: "I'm sick ... Should I just hang it up?" -- Chapter 17: How to succeed in business without really flying - much -- Chapter 18: "Captain Shepard? ... I'm Charles Lindbergh." -- Chapter 19: "What's wrong with this ship?" -- Part III. After space -- Chapter 20: "When you've been to the moon, where else are you going to go?" -- Chapter 21: "I saw a different Alan Shepard, completely different" -- Chapter 22: "This is the toughest man I've ever met." |
| Subject |
Shepard, Alan B. (Alan Bartlett), 1923-1998.
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Astronauts -- United States -- Biography.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Thompson, Neal. Light this candle. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c2004 (OCoLC)607076261 |
| ISBN |
0609610015 Hardcover |
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9780609610015 Hardcover |
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