TY  - BOOK
AU  - Koppel,Lily
TI  - The astronaut wives club: a true story 
SN  - 9781455503254 (hardback)
AV  - TL789.85.A1 K67 2013
U1  - 629.450092/655097641411 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York
PB  - Grand Central Publishing
KW  - Astronauts' spouses
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Women
KW  - Texas
KW  - Houston
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Astronautics
KW  - History
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - HISTORY / Social History
KW  - HISTORY / Military / Aviation
N2  - "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. They had tea with Jackie Kennedy, appeared on the cover of Life magazine, and quickly grew into fashion icons.  Annie Glenn, with her picture-perfect marriage, was the envy of the other wives; platinum-blonde Rene Carpenter was proclaimed JFK's favorite; and licensed pilot Trudy Cooper arrived on base with a secret. 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 wives have now been friends for more than fifty years. THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB tells the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history"--; "Bestselling author Lily Koppel reveals for the first time the stories and secrets of America's unsung heroes-the wives of our original astronauts"--
ER  -