Past Event
Saturday, February 1, 2020, 1 p.m.
Saturday Book Club: American Moonshot
640 Orange Avenue, Coronado, 92118
Cost: Free
We will be reading and discussing, "American Moonshot", by Douglas Brinkley. Drawing on new primary source material and major interviews with many of the surviving figures who were key to America’s success, Brinkley brings this fascinating history to life as never before. American Moonshot is a portrait of the brilliant men and women who made this giant leap possible, the technology that enabled us to propel men beyond earth’s orbit to the moon and return them safely, and the geopolitical tensions that spurred Kennedy to commit himself fully to this audacious dream. Brinkley’s ensemble cast of New Frontier characters include rocketeer Wernher von Braun, astronaut John Glenn and space booster Lyndon Johnson (Amazon).