{"product_id":"the-last-american-hero-the-remarkable-life-of-john-glenn-by-alice-l-george","title":"The Last American Hero The Remarkable Life of John Glenn By Alice L. George","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"DnnModule DnnModule-Bookdetails DnnModule-688\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DNNAlignleft\" id=\"dnn_ctr688_ContentPane\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DNNModuleContent ModBookdetailsC\" id=\"dnn_ctr688_ModuleContent\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eExamines the many layers that formed the man and unravels the reasons for his singular American Hero role\u003c\/h2\u003e\nOn February 20, 1962, John Glenn became a national star. That morning at Cape Canaveral, a small-town boy from Ohio took his place atop a rocket and soared into orbit to score a victory in the heavily contested Cold War. The television images were blurry black-and-white phantoms. The cameras shook as the rocket moved, but by the end of the day, one thing was clear: a new hero rode that rocket and became the center of the world's attention for the four hours and fifty-five minutes of his flight. From that day forward, Glenn restively wore the hero label. Refusing to let that dramatic day define his life, he went on to become a four-term US senator—and returned to space at the age of seventy-seven. He was a creation of the media, in some ways, but he was also a product of the Cold War. At a time when increasingly cynical Americans need heroes, his aura burns brightly in American memory.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DnnModule DnnModule-Endorsements DnnModule-689\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DNNModuleContent ModEndorsementsC\" id=\"dnn_ctr689_ModuleContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"endorsements\" id=\"dnn_ctr689_ViewEndorsements_EndorsementsMain\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Independent Publishers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67944687698196,"sku":"rof1793381437664","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/0932\/6356\/files\/the-last-american-hero-the-remarkable-life-of-john-glenn-by-alice-l-george_1.jpg?v=1793381444","url":"https:\/\/seasonal-reset-style.shop\/products\/the-last-american-hero-the-remarkable-life-of-john-glenn-by-alice-l-george","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}