Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Alan Shepard, the first American in space Alan Shepard, the first American in space Paul Westman Traces the life of the first American in space from his New England boyhood to his walk on the moon. OL5896180W
Billy Graham Billy Graham Paul Westman A biography of Billy Graham, a North Carolinian evangelist whose message of hope and love has brought him world-wide following and fame. OL5896182W
Frank Borman Frank Borman Paul Westman A biography of the test pilot and astronaut who commanded the Apollo 8 mission in its orbit of the moon and later became president of Eastern Airlines. OL5896183W
Hubert H. Humphrey, the politics of joy Hubert H. Humphrey, the politics of joy Paul Westman Traces the life of the senator from Minnesota who served as Vice President under Lyndon B. Johnson. OL5896184W
John Young, space shuttle commander John Young, space shuttle commander Paul Westman A biography of the astronaut who made the fifth space flight of his twenty-year career as commander of the space shuttle Columbia. OL5896188W
Ray Kroc, mayor of McDonaldland Ray Kroc, mayor of McDonaldland Paul Westman A biography of the man whose assembly line methods of preparing food revolutionized the restaurant business and gave birth to the McDonald restaurant chain. OL5896190W
Thor Heyerdahl, across the seas of time Thor Heyerdahl, across the seas of time Paul Westman A biography of the Norwegian explorer whose many voyages were undertaken to prove certain theories about the migration patterns of ancient people. OL5896191W