{"product_id":"escape-from-earth-fraser-macdonald-9781610398718","title":"Escape from Earth: A Secret History of the Space Rocket","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe long-buried truth about the dawn of the Space Age: lies, spies, socialism, and sex magick.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLos Angeles, 1930s: \u003c\/b\u003e Everyone knows that rockets are just toys, the stuff of cranks and pulp magazines. Nevertheless, an earnest engineering student named Frank Malina sets out to prove the doubters wrong. With the help of his friend Jack Parsons, a grandiose and occult-obsessed explosives enthusiast, Malina embarks on a journey that takes him from junk yards and desert lots to the heights of the military-industrial complex.\u003cbr\u003eMalina designs the first American rocket to reach space and establishes the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. But trouble soon finds him: the FBI suspects Malina of being a communist. And when some classified documents go missing, will his comrades prove as dependable as his engineering?\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on an astonishing array of untapped sources, including FBI documents and private archives, \u003ci\u003eEscape From Earth\u003c\/i\u003e tells the inspiring true story of Malina's achievements--and the political fear that's kept them hidden. At its heart, this is an Icarus tale: a real life fable about the miracle of human ingenuity and the frailty of dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fraser MacDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1610398718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610398718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.40d","brand":"Fraser MacDonald","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987940704511,"sku":"9781610398718","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55edd220-9a8d-45d1-83c6-aa27f2ac4f55.jpg?v=1683291716","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/escape-from-earth-fraser-macdonald-9781610398718","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}