Alan Lawrie

I have a love/hate relationship with these Images of Modern America books. Several have been written on locations I've very interested in (NASA & Contractor Rocket/Missile Test Facilities) and they almost always include new and interesting photos. The thing I hate most is how small the photos are in the printed versions of these books. You will often find amazing, never-before-seen photos in such tiny size as to be almost pointless, from an information standpoint.

I did not have that problem with this book, because I read it as an e-book on my computer, and I was able to see the photos in a larger, more satisfying size. There are not a lot of resources out there on the Sacramento Test Facility, so I was thrilled to find a book entirely devoted to the site. It has some truly awesome pictures and the accompanying text was informative and interesting. I only wish it were longer!

Space nerds everywhere will enjoy this spotlight on a little recognized, but vitally important part of Project Apollo. (But get it as an e-book!)… (mais)