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Grace George Corrigan - A Journal for Christa: Christa McAuliffe, Teacher in Space - 9780803264113 - V9780803264113
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A Journal for Christa: Christa McAuliffe, Teacher in Space

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Description for A Journal for Christa: Christa McAuliffe, Teacher in Space Paperback. A biography of Challenger astronaut and teacher - Christa McAuliffe. Num Pages: 215 pages, 33 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Most people remember where they were when John F. Kennedy was assassinated, just as they remember how they felt when humans first set foot on the moon. Elements of both reactions are present in the story of Christa McAuliffe, the energetic young schoolteacher chosen to be the first civilian to go into space—and who died with her astronaut companions in the Challenger explosion of January 28, 1986.

In this straightforward memoir, McAuliffe's mother, Grace George Corrigan, makes it very clear just who and what the nation lost in the Challenger tragedy. The product of family history, notes and letters, and ... Read more

Christa McAuliffe's story is solidly American—the eldest child of a close Catholic Massachusetts family, and a dedicated Girl Scout, she came of age in the turbulent sixties and early seventies and became a schoolteacher and mother. Generous, outgoing, funny, and beloved by her many friends and students, she was little known beyond her personal circle until selected by NASA to be the first civilian sent on a space mission as the "Teacher in Space." Whether or not the selection was a publicity stunt, Christa McAuliffe may have proved more than NASA bargained for. Honest, direct, and outspoken, she was impatient with the stultifying ceremonies of the government bureaucracy and did not hesitate to speak out on behalf of the constituency she felt she had been selected to represent: American public schoolteachers and the children in their classrooms.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803264113
SKU
V9780803264113
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About Grace George Corrigan
Grace George Corrigan continues to speak publicly to perpetuate Christa McAuliffe’s commitment to American education. She lives in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Reviews for A Journal for Christa: Christa McAuliffe, Teacher in Space
"A compelling account of an extraordinary American. Anyone concerned about making a difference should read this book."-Patricia Schroeder, Congresswoman
Patricia Schroeder "A mother's journal offers a poignant view of this real-life heroine who continues to inspire us."-Lamar Alexander, former U.S. Secretary of Education
Lamar Alexander "A Journal for Christa is the unmistakable work of a justifiably proud mother ... Read more

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