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Easton Press, Norwalk, CT. 1999 "John Glenn: A Memoir" Signed First Edition. Limited to 3500 signed and numbered copies, this being number 440. Luxurious leather bound collectible. As new. The condition is of the highest quality.

He was the first astronaut to orbit the Earth. Nearly four decades later, as the world's oldest astronaut, his courage riveted a nation. But these two historical events only bracketed a life that covers the sweep of an extraordinary century.

John Glenn's autobiography spans the seminal events of the twentieth century. It is a story that begins with his childhood in Ohio where he learned the importance of family, community, and patriotism. He took these values with him as a marine fighter pilot during World War II and into the skies over Korea, for which he would be decorated. Always a gifted flier, it was during the war that he contemplated the unlimited possibilities of aviation and its frontiers.

We see the early days of NASA, where he first served as a backup pilot for astronauts Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom. In 1962 Glenn piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States. Then came several years in international business, followed by a twenty-four year career as a U.S. Senator-and in 1998 a return to space for his remarkable Discover mission at the age of seventy-seven.

From the publisher Piece, "On February 20, 1962 John Glenn was launched into space from Cape Kennedy, Florida and proceeded to pilot the Friendship 7 spacecraft three times around the Earth. When he returned to Earth five hours later, he had become not merely the first American to orbit the world, but a living legend.the former senator and astronaut takes us on a compelling journey through a most remarkable life.Glenn reveals how integrity, dedication, and ambition made an ordinary American boy become a 'hero'."