MAN's HIGH ADVENTURE by Samuel A. Harper 1955 INSCRIBED & DATED Space Age & Man

Description: MAN's HIGH ADVENTURE by Samuel A. Harper 1955 INSCRIBED & DATED Space Age & Man POB#53041 TITLE: Man's High Adventure AUTHOR: Samuel Harper with an introduction by A.J. Carlson. PUBLISHER: Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymour [at the Alderbrink Press] DATE: 1955DESCRIPTION: 135 pages. Warmly inscribed on front fly page CONDITION NOTES: FINE/VGBINDING: Maroon red cloth..A unique essay reflecting on the deeper meaning of space exploration and cosmic consciousness (author's word). Author writes on nature, and this is his first book on astronomy..From the dust jacket back panel: "Man may soon be able to look down from his private satellite in the sky to his little earth. This is sure to influence him to make radical adjustments in his thinking about himself and his planet. The perspective opened by such a development will stagger his mind with responsibilities of which he has never dreamed. He would have to accept the facts of modern science (which he has engaged in demonstrating) and become cosmic minded". Sounds like Steward Brand, but written almost 20 years earlier than his famous reflection on Apollo 8's image of Earth and the genesis of Earth Day..INSCRIPTION: Dated "Merritt Island | Nov 3 55" Soon after publication, and located near the site of Cape Canaveral, site of so many historical firsts in the Space Race. Cape Canaveral had been a rocketry proving ground since 1949, so it's not surprising that forward looking engineers, scientists, and amateurs would be interested in the location even in the early and mid 1950s as upper atmosphere studies went forward and sub-orbital images of the Earth made headlines. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog

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