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Logsdon has a nearly peerless reputation as a space historian and award-winning author
Sheds new light on political activity in the Nixon White House, a period that has received little attention from historians of the space program
Synthesizes an incredible amount of evidence in the form of government archives, institutional and private records, interviews, and personal papers, among others
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology (PSHST)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
Reviews
“Logsdon (emer., George Washington Univ.) does a nice job of telling the story of what the US wanted to do in space after project Apollo. … The book includes halftone photographs and bibliographic references in lieu of a formal bibliography. Summing Up: Recommended. Researchers, professionals, general readers.” (J. Z. Kiss, Choice, Vol. 53 (5), January, 2016)
About the author
John M. Logsdon is a world-recognized historian and analyst of space issues. His award winning Palgrave book, John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon (2010) received a wide range of positive reviews. Dr. Logsdon is Professor Emeritus at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, and was the founder and long-time Director of GW's Space Policy Institute.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: After Apollo?
Book Subtitle: Richard Nixon and the American Space Program
Authors: John M. Logsdon
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137438546
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-43852-2Published: 02 April 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-43854-6Published: 02 April 2015
Series ISSN: 2730-972X
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9738
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 356
Topics: History of the Americas, History of Science, Popular Science, general, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Modern History, US History