The definitive biography of Alan Shepard, America's first man in space, with a new Foreword by Chris Kraft
"One of the finest books ever written about the space program."--Homer Hickan, author of Rocket Boys
"A wonderful...
lan Shepard was the brashest, cockiest, and most flamboyant of America's original Mercury Seven, but he was also regarded as the best. Intense, colorful, and dramatic-the man who hit a golf ball on the moon-he was among the most private of America's public figures and, until...