A Journal for Christa
Author | : Grace George Corrigan |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2000-06-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0803264119 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780803264113 |
Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Journal for Christa written by Grace George Corrigan and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biography of Christa McAuliffe--the eldest child of a close Catholic Massachusetts family and a dedicated Girl Scout who came of age in the turbulent sixties and early seventies and became a schoolteacher and a mother. 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."