HURT III, Harry [Alan Shepard].
For All Mankind.
New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press , 1988.
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First Edition of Harry Hurt III's For All Mankind; Inscribed by Astronaut Alan Shepard
First edition of this comprehensive account of the NASA Apollo moon missions. Octavo, original half-cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Alan Shepard on the title page, "To LK and Bill - Alan Shepard." Alan Shepard was one of NASA’s Mercury Seven—the first group of American astronauts selected in 1959 for Project Mercury, the United States’ inaugural human spaceflight program. As a member of this elite cadre of military test pilots, he helped shape the early standards of astronaut training and public representation, and he went on to become the first American in space with the Freedom 7 flight in 1961. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Interviews by Al Reinert. Jacket design by Keith Sheridan.
Harry Hurt III’s For All Mankind is a detailed nonfiction study of NASA’s Apollo program, offering a comprehensive narrative of the lunar missions conducted between 1968 and 1972. Built on extensive research and interviews with Apollo astronauts, the book foregrounds firsthand perspectives to capture the psychological intensity of the enterprise—its mixture of anticipation, fear, and ambition—alongside the immense technical complexity of traveling to and operating on the lunar surface. Hurt structures the account as a collective journey, tracing the arc from prelaunch preparation through the exhilaration of successful landings, while also emphasizing the fragility of the endeavor through high-stakes episodes such as the Apollo 13 crisis.
For All Mankind.
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