Join NCWN’s In the Company of Writers at the Brandy Bar, 504 7th Ave. E, Hendersonville on Wednesday, August 14th, starting at 7 pm with area author, Craig Gralley.
The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute:An Untold History of Spacemen and Spies
By Craig Gralley
About the Book:
Aftersix decades, the communities ofRosman andBalsam Grove are finally learning the truth about the large, mysterious satellite dishes that operate in their neighborhood behind rows of barbed wire and a chain-link fence. Craig Gralley’s new book, “PARI: An Untold History of Spacemen and Spies,” reveals the secret past of PARI—a facility buried deep in the mountains of western North Carolina, whose very existance was denied for decades by the U.S. government. Gralley charts the Rosman site’s proud history and through personal stories and declassified government documents tells how its employees helped to win the space race, the Cold War, and are now embarked on a critically important new mission: science education. All author profits are being donated to further PARI’s science education programs.
About the Author
Craig Gralley, a former CIA senior executive, served as an analyst, manager and chief speechwriter for three agency directors. He’s now a freelance writer and author of “Hall of Mirrors—Virginia Hall: America’s Greatest Spy of WWII,” a Kirkus Reviews “Best Book.” Craig’s work has appeared in the Washington Post, World War II Magazine, Elan and The Sun among others. He graduated with honors from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA, and holds master’s degrees from Georgetown University (government) and Johns Hopkins University (writing). For more information about Craig and his work, visit: www.craiggralley.com.
