The Astronaut Wives Club
Subtitle: A True Story
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781455503254
Copyright date: 2013
Description: "Bestselling author Lily Koppel reveals for the first time the stories and secrets of America's unsung heroes--the wives of our original astronauts"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "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. They had tea with Jackie Kennedy, appeared on the cover of Life magazine, and quickly grew into fashion icons. Annie Glenn, with her picture-perfect marriage, was the envy of the other wives; platinum-blonde Rene Carpenter was proclaimed JFK's favorite; and licensed pilot Trudy Cooper arrived on base with a secret. Together with the other wives they formed the Astronaut Wives Club, meeting regularly to provide support and friendship. Many became next-door neighbors and helped to raise each other's children by day, while going to glam parties at night. As their celebrity rose--and as divorce and tragic death began to tough their lives--they continued to rally together, and the wives have now been friends for more than fifty years. THE ASTONAUT WIVES CLUB tells the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: label: The Astronaut Wives
pagenum: ix; label: Author's Note
pagenum: xiii; label: 1.
title: Introducing the Wives
pagenum: 001; label: 2.
title: Think Pink
pagenum: 021; label: 3.
title: The Cookies
pagenum: 039; label: 4.
title: Jackie
pagenum: 058; label: 5.
title: Primly Stable
pagenum: 071; label: 6.
title: Squaresville
pagenum: 080; label: 7.
title: Space City, U.S.A.
pagenum: 088; label: 8.
title: The Galaxy Ball
pagenum: 110; label: 9.
title: Togethersville
pagenum: 123; label: 10.
title: The Astro-Pageant
pagenum: 137; label: 11.
title: The Lemon
pagenum: 153; label: 12.
title: Women's Lib
pagenum: 171; label: 13.
title: Susie
pagenum: 188; label: 14.
title: The Dark Side of the Moon
pagenum: 201; label: 15.
title: The Giant Leap
pagenum: 221; label: 16.
title: Everywoman
pagenum: 239; label: Epilogue: The Reunion
pagenum: 257; label: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 267; label: Photo Credits
pagenum: 271; label: About the Author
pagenum: 272