Light This Candle

The definitive biography of Alan Shepard, America’s first man in space, with a new Foreword by Chris Kraft   “One of the finest books ever written about the space program.”—Homer Hickan, author of  Rocket Boys   “A wonderful and gripping biography . . . meticulously reported in the best tradition of David Halberstam.”—Buzz Bissinger,  New York Times  bestselling author of  Friday Night Lights   Alan Shepard was the brashest, cockiest, and most flamboyant of Ame