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Song for the Cosmos, A: Blind Willie Johnson and Voyager's Golden Record
Jan Lower
Illustrator: Gary Kelley
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Creative Editions
ISBN: 978-1-56846-362-9
Keywords: American history, space history, golden record, blues, gospel, poverty, loneliness, blind singers
Graphic art in a dark somber palette complements the text to tell the story of Blind Willie Johnson and the Golden Record sent on NASA's 1977 Voyager spacecrafts. Back matter.