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The Right Stuff is a 1979 book by Tom Wolfe about the pilots engaged in U.S. postwar research with experimental rocket-powered, high-speed aircraft as well as documenting the stories of the first astronauts selected for the NASA's Project Mercury program.
Mar 4, 2008 · 4.6 5,350 ratings. See all formats and editions. "Tom Wolfe at his very best" (The New York Times Book Review), The Right Stuff is the basis for the 1983 Oscar Award-winning film of the same name and the 8-part Disney+ TV mini-series. From "America's nerviest journalist" (Newsweek)--a breath-taking epic, a magnificent adventure story, and an ...
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Jan 1, 2001 · Tom Wolfe’s “The Right Stuff” is the story of those first American astronauts (‘star travelers’), seven men who had been selected from a large pool of military jet pilots to compete with the Soviets in the race to conquer space.
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Mar 27, 2003 · There was something magical about that piece. Now Tom Wolfe has written a book about Project Mercury, America's first manned space program, and about the test pilots from whom the Mercury seven...
The Right Stuff. Author: Tom Wolfe. Award Winner. Read Excerpt. About This Book. "Tom Wolfe at his very best" (The New York Times Book Review), The Right Stuff is the basis for the 1983 Oscar Award-winning film of the same name and the... Read More. Page Count. 368. Genre. Nonfiction. On Sale. 03/04/2008. Book Details.
Mar 4, 2008 · The Right Stuff. Tom Wolfe. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Mar 4, 2008 - History - 448 pages. Tom Wolfe at his very best" (The New York Times Book Review), The Right Stuff is the...
Jun 11, 2018 · A monument to the men who battled to beat the Russians into space, The Right Stuff is a voyage into the mythology of the American space programme, and a dizzying dive into the sweat, fear,...
