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OverviewThe nation's Jim Crow laws were still in effect when Edward Dwight Jr. was selected as the America's First Black Astronaut Candidate by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. Caught in the turbulence of opposing ideas, Dwight's entire career as an Air Force pilot was buffeted by those who had the power to support or destroy him. This riveting memoir chronicles Dwight's early life in an impoverished family scratching out an existence in Depression-era Kansas City, Kansas, to his reach for the stars as a contender for NASA's fledgling space program. Although he alternated between being a single father and the husband of a mentally unstable woman who breezed in and out of his life. President Kennedy's public relations machine insisted the Dwights portray the perfect African American family to the media. In the end, Kennedy's assassination changed his destiny and he had to find another dream to chase. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Northwestern University Press , Ed DwightPublisher: Third World Press,U.S. Imprint: Third World Press,U.S. ISBN: 9780883783122ISBN 10: 0883783126 Pages: 450 Publication Date: 28 September 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationEd Dwight was America's first black astronaut trainee, an IBM systems engineer, a real estate developer, and a restaurateur. In 1977, he earned a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Denver where he also taught sculpture. He now focuses singularly on art endeavors and is well known for bronzes that depict African American history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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