Download or read book Across the Airless Wilds written by Earl Swift and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "THRILLING. ... Up-end[s] the Apollo narrative entirely." —The Times (London) A "brilliantly observed" (Newsweek) and "endlessly fascinating" (WSJ) rediscovery of the final Apollo moon landings, revealing why these extraordinary yet overshadowed missions—distinguished by the use of the revolutionary lunar roving vehicle—deserve to be celebrated as the pinnacle of human adventure and exploration. One of The Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Books of the Month 8:36 P.M. EST, December 12, 1972: Apollo 17 astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt braked to a stop alongside Nansen Crater, keenly aware that they were far, far from home. They had flown nearly a quarter-million miles to the man in the moon’s left eye, landed at its edge, and then driven five miles in to this desolate, boulder-strewn landscape. As they gathered samples, they strode at the outermost edge of mankind’s travels. This place, this moment, marked the extreme of exploration for a species born to wander. A few feet away sat the machine that made the achievement possible: an electric go-cart that folded like a business letter, weighed less than eighty pounds in the moon’s reduced gravity, and muscled its way up mountains, around craters, and over undulating plains on America’s last three ventures to the lunar surface. In the decades since, the exploits of the astronauts on those final expeditions have dimmed in the shadow cast by the first moon landing. But Apollo 11 was but a prelude to what came later: while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin trod a sliver of flat lunar desert smaller than a football field, Apollos 15, 16, and 17 each commanded a mountainous area the size of Manhattan. All told, their crews traveled fifty-six miles, and brought deep science and a far more swashbuckling style of exploration to the moon. And they triumphed for one very American reason: they drove. In this fast-moving history of the rover and the adventures it ignited, Earl Swift puts the reader alongside the men who dreamed of driving on the moon and designed and built the vehicle, troubleshot its flaws, and drove it on the moon’s surface. Finally shining a deserved spotlight on these overlooked characters and the missions they created, Across the Airless Wilds is a celebration of human genius, perseverance, and daring.
Download or read book The Humanistic Teachings Of Earl S Johnson written by Earl S. Johnson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earl S. Johnson has dedicated his life to enriching the lives of his students, to enhancing global humanism, to perfecting democracy as both government and way of life, and to improving civic education. As a person and an educator he has promoted the moral life in the moral community. This collection of Professor Johnson's work–reflections on humanism, democracy, and general and social science education–offers insights that will be valuable not only to educators but also to anyone concerned with the qualities of citizenship in a free society.
Download or read book Moon Dance written by Susan K. Earl and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That day, that dreadful day began it all... It began like any other, just another carefree, lazy, May afternoon... Then without warning, as we rounded the corner, my heart commenced beating rapidly and just like that, I knew... I just knew something terrible had come to pass. Maggie didn't notice being poor; her family managed to scrape by, even during the Depression. Times were hard for everyone she knew, but as long as she had her family, she felt contented. After a devastating accident, Maggie's world is shattered. A Second Chance 'Sometimes we just don't understand why such things come to pass, but I don't think God plans on bad things happenin' to us. I believe he helps us through our troubles, and helps us realize that even in hard times, there's been some good things happen this past year.' I fixed my eyes on him and whispered softly, 'You're my good thing, Joe.' While Maggie longs to find the love and trust she desires, Joe strolls into her heart. After the heartaches she's endured, can Maggie believe there is happiness in store for her? Should she trust Joe, or will he abandon her as well? Moon Dance, by Susan K. Earl, is a captivating family saga portraying the heart and soul of hard-working small-town Texans during the Great Depression, bringing to life highly flavored, 'deep in the heart of Texas' characters readers will lovea "or love to hate. Let Moon Dance transport you to a simpler place in time; experience a tale that transcends generations and offers an outspoken story of faith, hope, love, and forgiveness."
Download or read book The Moon and the Stars and the Duke of Earl written by Karen Emma Gerhardt and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Moon and the Stars and the Duke of Earl By: Emma Sybilla Phillippi and Karen Emma Gerhardt The Moon and the Stars and the Duke of Earl is a true account of the unusual and often “Dark” life of Jon Craig Johnston, combined with the brighter life of Karen Emma Gerhardt. It tells of growing up in suburban South Jersey during the 1950s and 1960s and continues onward. The story is also a “wawk” down memory lane. Read on and enjoy this inspirational tale full of resilience and endurance.
Download or read book The Laws of Wisconsin written by Wisconsin and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 1732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes some separate vols. for special sessions.
Download or read book Fraser s Magazine for Town and Country written by James Anthony Froude and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains the first printing of Sartor resartus, as well as other works by Thomas Carlyle.
Download or read book Fraser s Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scarlet Moon written by DEBBIE VIGUIÉ and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruth's grandmother lives in the forest, banished there for the "evil" that the townsfolk believed she practiced. But if studying the stars, learning about nature, and dreaming of flying is evil, then Ruth is guilty of it too. Whenever Ruth took food and supplies to her grandmother, she would sit with the old woman for hours, listening and learning. When she wasn't in the woods, Ruth was learning the trade of her father, a blacksmith, now that her brother would never return from the Crusades. Amidst those dark days, a new man enters Ruth's life. William is a noble with a hot temper and a bad name, and he makes her shiver. But the young man is prey to his heritage, a curse placed on his family ages ago, and each male of the family has strange blood running in his veins. Now Ruth must come face-to-face with his destiny at Grandma's house
Download or read book Underneath a Harlem Moon written by Iain Cameron Williams and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 2002-09-15 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Underneath a Harlem Moon, Iain Cameron Williams takes the reader on a fascinating rollercoaster ride from Adelaide's birth in Brooklyn through her humble childhood in Harlem, from her triumphs on Broadway to the glamour of the Moulin Rouge in Paris, appearances at the most sophisticated and celebrated nightclubs in the world, and across two continents on a ground-breaking eighteen-month RKO tour. By the end of 1932, Adelaide had performed to millions and in the process became one of America's wealthiest black women. Her exile to Paris in 1935 brought new challenges and rewards. By 1938, not content with being dubbed the Queen of Montmartre, she set her sights on conquering Britain. The book concludes with her mysterious disappearance in November 1938, which until now has never been publicly explained."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Countess Tyrone and the Earls written by May Cassidy and published by MWI Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest event in Irish history, the unexpected and sudden departure of Earl Tyrone, Earl Tyrconnell, Cuchonnacht Maguire and Cathabarr O'Donnell with ninety nine followers has mystified historians for centuries, giving rise to much speculation about the reasons for the northern nobles departure from Ireland on 14th September 1607. The event has been well chronicled yet the records give the facts of the flight from Ireland but say little about the emotional impact of such an event. Accompanying the Irish Earls and their retinue, were their wives and female relations as well as some of their young children. Most notable among them were Catherine, wife of Earl Tyrone, Nuala O'Donnell, Earl Tyrone's aunt and Rose, wife of Cathabarr O'Donnell. This is their story.
Download or read book The Moon and the Stars and the Duke of Earl written by Emma Sybilla Phillippi and published by . This book was released on 2022-06-06 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Moon and the Stars and the Duke of Earl is a true account of the unusual and often "Dark" life of Jon Craig Johnston, combined with the brighter life of Karen Emma Gerhardt. It tells of growing up in suburban South Jersey during the 1950s and 1960s and continues onward. The story is also a "wawk" down memory lane. Read on and enjoy this inspirational tale full of resilience and endurance.
Download or read book Wisconsin Session Laws written by Wisconsin and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 1682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Moon in Its Flight written by Gilbert Sorrentino and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of miniature masterpieces sealing Gilbert Sorrentino's reputation as the master of American avant-garde fiction.
Download or read book The Earl s Untouched Bride written by Annie Burrows and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fearing a forced betrothal with a man known for his cruelty, Heloise Bergeron throws herself on the mercy of Charles Fawley, Earl of Walton. He believes himself attracted to her younger, beautiful sister, so what is he doing entertaining thoughts of marriage to the plain, quiet Heloise? But marry her he does. Returning to England with a convenient wife, who inspires a very inconvenient desire, Charles is about to discover just how untouched his French bride really is….
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Download or read book Twilight with the Infamous Earl written by Alexandra Hawkins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "St. Martin's Paperbacks historical romance"--Spine.
