Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with the selection for July the nonfiction book - The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel.
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with the selection for July - the nonfiction book The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel.
As America's Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the brave smiles of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. Together with the other wives they formed the Astronaut Wives Club, meeting regularly to provide support and friendship. Many became next-door neighbors and helped to raise each other's children by day, while going to glam parties at night. As their celebrity rose--and as divorce and tragic death began to touch their lives--they continued to rally together, and the wive shave now been friends for more than fifty years. This book tells the story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Untethered Library | Books, Reading, and Storytelling |
TAGS: | BPL Book Club |
Bexley Public Library was founded in 1924 and first housed in Bexley High School, now Montrose Elementary School. The present building opened in 1929 and was designed by architects O.C. Miller and R.R. Reeves who drew upon French and Italian architecture from the 17th century for the design.
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