{"product_id":"the-last-american-hero-alice-l-george-9781641605960","title":"The Last American Hero: The Remarkable Life of John Glenn","description":"\u003cp\u003e On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became a national star. That morning at Cape Canaveral, a small-town boy from Ohio took his place atop a rocket and soared into orbit to score a victory in the heavily contested Cold War. The television images were blurry black-and-white phantoms. The cameras shook as the rocket moved, but by the end of the day, one thing was clear: a new hero rode that rocket and became the center of the world's attention for the four hours and fifty-five minutes of his flight. From that day forward, Glenn restively wore the hero label. Refusing to let that dramatic day define his life, he went on to become a four-term US senator--and returned to space at the age of seventy-seven. He was a creation of the media, in some ways, but he was also a product of the Cold War. At a time when increasingly cynical Americans need heroes, his aura burns brightly in American memory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice L. George\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1641605960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641605960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 5.97w x 0.80d","brand":"Alice L. George","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068058857727,"sku":"9781641605960","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_002435b1-93b5-4a99-8195-9261b6d967d8.jpg?v=1685416804","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-american-hero-alice-l-george-9781641605960","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}