Offers an insider's view on the early era of Russian space flight; based on notes by a documentary cinematographer who eyewitnessed events between 1959 and 1969 and had personal contact with high-level officials and cosmonauts. Includes bw photos. For general readers. Annotation c. by Book News; In
#2256846 in Books Abbeville Press 1996-06-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.83 x 1.19 x 10.22l; 2.63 #File Name: 1558597824252 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful book!By WilliamBeautifully told and illustrated account of the most amazing migration of humans in history! Maps and photos are awesome. Gives great insight to the character of the American West and the people who pioneered here.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. What a tremendous amount of history in one bookBy LouThe writer does an excellent job of condensing a tremendous amount of western history into one book. Never got bored.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Good primer for **some aspects of** Western travel/discovery historyBy S. J. SnyderThere's a couple of related I don't rank this as five stars; or quite at four stars. That's because it doesn't cover enough trails; which would of course change the title; and some of the coverage doesn't warrant separateAbove all; there's nothing in here on the Old Spanish Trail; which in turn leaves the book open to charges of Anglo-centrism. (Coverage of Indian relations on all trails that are in the book is light.)Very little is said about the Santa Fe Trail's extension to Chihuahua City -- in essence; of the Anglos beginning to use the Camino Real. In fact; nothing is said about the Camino Real. (Of course; you would then have to retitle the book "Seven Western Trails;" since that's a north-south trail.)And; does the first transcontinental telegraph deserve a whole chapter in and unto itself; either apart from the Pony Express or apart from further Western telegraphy?This book is a good to very good introduction for the areas of Western pioneer travel history; but Mr. Peters could have done more to expand Anglo America's viewpoint on the development of the west.
