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Apr 10, 2020 · Length: 7 hours 46 minutes / 302 pages. Source: Audio via Library / Print via Publisher. Summary: As America’s Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the brave smiles of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty.
Jun 11, 2013 · The Astronaut Wives Club is a fast and entertaining look at the lives of the wives of the first American astronauts. The Mercury Seven who included the wife of John Glenn the first man to orbit Earth.
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Jul 19, 2013 · The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story. By Lily Koppel. It was no joy ride being married to one of America’s astronauts in the 1960s and 1970s.
Lily Koppel spoke with surviving wives and their families, allowing them to tell their stories in their own voices, then used those stories to construct this dishy, irreverent, bittersweet, poignant memoir.
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Jun 11, 2013 · The wives were guests at the White House and joined their husbands on international goodwill tours, showcasing the much-envied American lifestyle. Not only were astronauts judged by their own performance, but their wives and children were also rated.
Jun 11, 2013 · The Astronaut Wives Club. by Lily Koppel. Publication Date: June 11, 2013. Genres: History, Nonfiction. Hardcover: 288 pages. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN-10: 1455503258.
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Jun 11, 2013 · The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel About the Book As America's Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the brave smiles of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty.