(95pp., soft cover). A special edition, joint publication by Golden Press and Life magazine printed for sale to the public of the account by Alan Shepard of his historic space fllight as the first American in space. "In this book , Astronaut Alan Shepard, Jr. describes, in his own words, the sights, sounds, and impressions of his historic flight into space. Here, too, Astronauts Cooper, Schirra, Glenn, Slayton, Grissom and Carpenter give first hand accounts of their training for Project Mercury, including physical conditioning, gear and equipment, the space capsule, the countdown, orbiting, and the return to earth. Photographs in color." Very good condition.