2993 ...The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age, by Walter A. McDougall (read 9 Jul 1997) (Pulitzer History prize in 1986) This is a heavy book, and I was only occasionally interested in it. It covers the period 1945 to 1985, but mainly concentrates on Sputnik in Oct 1957 and space events thereafter. Since the book is old and since the Cold War ended after it was written, it is not real topical. I'm glad I am done reading it. I confess I barely skimmed the voluminous footnotes--and feel guilty claiming I read this book when my reading of the footnotes was so cursory. ( )