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Discover a piece of history with this fascinating Life Magazine Lot, featuring five full issues from March 1962. These editions are not just magazines; they are snapshots of a pivotal era in American history during the Civil Rights Movement. Each issue is packed with captivating stories, stunning photography, and insight into events that shaped the nation.
The lot includes the following issues:
- March 2, 1962: Space Astronaut John Glenn's Personal Album. With a cover story featuring Glenn's historic flight, this issue also highlights an informative editorial on America’s aspirations in space.
- March 9, 1962: Celebrates John Glenn’s triumphant welcome as he details his experience in orbit. This captivating edition showcases stunning photography and stories that resonate today.
Continue your journey with:
- March 16, 1962: Delve into Richard Nixon’s Great Career Crises, featuring his candid reflections on political challenges and the Vietnam War.
- March 23, 1962: Explore the beauties of desert living in the American West through engaging stories and beautiful visuals.
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Life Magazine March 2, 1962 Space Astronaut John Glenn Personal Album
Pg… 20 STORY OF THE WEEK: He Hit that "Keyhole in the Sky": John Glenn?Who in the Picture on the Cover Sees His Fourth Sunset of the Day? Makes His Historic Flight. For Those Who Cared Most, the Long Watch at Home. By Loudon Wainwright
Pg… 4 EDITORIALS: Liftoff and Uplift for the U.S.: a World's Hope
Pg… 4 EDITORIALS: Bar's Concern About the Bench
Pg… 48 THE COLOR SPECTACLE: Colt's Pistols: a Gallery of Guns Which Made Exciting History. Photographed for LIFE by Eliot Elisofon
Pg… 74 ARTICLE OF THE WEEK: The English Language: Frustrating, Wonderful, Logical, Simple and Now the Universal Tongue. By Lincoln Barnett
Pg… 84 BETTER LIVING: Double Debut in Paris Style: with Simple Clothes, Young Designers Challenge Frilly Styles of Established Couturiers. Photographed for LIFE by Paul Schutzer and Pierre Boulat
Pg… 43 DEPARTMENTS: Youth: Who's the New Champ? She's Bing's Girl
Pg… 65 DEPARTMENTS: Close–Up: Huntington Hartford?a $70 Million Eccentric
Pg… 10 DEPARTMENTS: Special Report: Champ Gate–Crasher. By Bayard Hooper
Pg… 15 DEPARTMENTS: LIFE Guide to Chamber Music, Books, Festivals, Theater
Pg… 9 DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 94 DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: Waddling Whatzits
Life Magazine March 9, 1962 Story of Space Orbit by Astronaut John Glenn
Pg… 20 STORY OF THE WEEK: Triumphal Welcomes for John Glenn Who Writes His Minute–by–Minute Story of the Orbit for LIFE: "If You're Shook Up, You Shouldn't Be There"
Pg… 4 EDITORIALS: Hero's Words to Cherish
Pg… 4 EDITORIALS: A Third Man Sitting In
Pg… 52 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: "A Tunnel Back Into the Human Race." At Synanon House, Drug Addicts Join to Salvage Their Lives. Photographed for LIFE by Grey Villet
Pg… 80 ARTICLE OF THE WEEK: Behind–the–Scenes Tour of Today's Legal Labyrinths: Lawyers Who Try not to Try Cases. By Maitland Edey
Pg… 99 SPOTLIGHT: A Flock of Fresh Folk Singer
Pg… 43 DEPARTMENTS: Science: Lighthouse Gone to Sea
Pg… 71 DEPARTMENTS: Entertainment: Nothing Like a Dame
Pg… 9 DEPARTMENTS: Special Report: a Top Songsmith and Rookie Lyricist Form a New Broadway Team Called Rodgers and Rodgers
Pg… 12 DEPARTMENTS: LIFE GUIDE to Working Vacations for Students, Art, Books, Festivals, Opera
Pg… 19 DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 104 DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: High Time with a Chap's Cap
Life Magazine March 16, 1962 Richard Nixon Great Career Crises
Pg… 36 STORY OF THE WEEK: The Far–Off War in Vietnam We have Decided to Win. Photographed for LIFE by Howard Sochurek. Dilemma for the U.S.: Clever Communists, a Difficult Friend. By Scot Leavitt
Pg… 4 EDITORIALS: For 'Alianza' a Warning
Pg… 4 EDITORIALS: For Nehru an Opposition
Pg… 46 NEWSFRONTS: The Beauties of Italy?A Tizzy Over Lizzy?A Young Lady of Mystery?Once More, Roy Cohn?A Well–Rooted Taxpayer?The Dark and Awful Storm
Pg… 74 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: A Wonderful House to Live In?Russell Wright's Eleven–Level Home. Photographed for LIFE by Farrell Grehan
Pg… 94 ARTICLE OF THE WEEK: Starting a New LIFE Series: Richard Nixon's Candid Revelations: Great Crisis in a Turbulent Political Life. The Former Vice President Writes His Own Story of His Career. Part I: The Fund?Biter Ordeal "For a Man to Bare His Soul"
Pg… 133 SPOTLIGHT: A Streak of the Light Fantastic in Entertainment from Shakespeare to Anita Ekberg
Pg… 57 DEPARTMENTS: Sports: How Long to the Three–Minute Mile?
Pg… 69 DEPARTMENTS: Society: Big Brash Bash in a New Rich Munich
Pg… 87 DEPARTMENTS: Fashion: Spring Styles Right as Rain
Pg… 129 DEPARTMENTS: Youth: Bowling's Jumping Juniors
Pg… 21 DEPARTMENTS: Special Report: in Algeria, Time Out for Lunch?and Killing. By Kenneth MacLeish
Pg… 27 DEPARTMENTS: LIFE GUIDE to Foreign Films, Art, Books, Festivals, History, Music, Science, Records
Pg… 15 DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 140 DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: Ho Hum in Harmony
Life Magazine March 23, 1962 Desert Living in American West
Pg… 28 STORY OF THE WEEK: How Nice to be a Pretty Girl and Work in Washington: Glamor, Excitement and Romance and the Chance to Serve the Country
Pg… 6 EDITORIALS: Non–Beatnik Hope in Russia
Pg… 6 EDITORIALS: Big Brother for Consumers
This exquisite five-issue lot represents an exceptional opportunity to own a piece of American history. Perfect for collectors, historians, or anyone interested in the narratives that shaped the social and political climate of the 1960s. Don’t miss out on this unique collection!