General Chuck Yeager, the greatest test pilot of them all--the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound; the World War II flying ace who shot down a Messerschmitt jet with a prop-driven P-51 Mustang; the hero who defined a certain quality that all the hotshot fly-boys of the postwar era aimed to achieve: the right stuff. From the back cover.

Includes index.

Always the unknown -- Starting from scratch -- Taking wing -- On the run -- The ultimate high -- On the deck -- Flying high -- Winding down -- The right place -- From nobody to somebody -- Against the wall -- Pancho's place -- The fire next time -- On a pedestal -- Rescue mission -- Flying in the golden age -- Giving chase -- Outflying the Russians -- Jackie -- Good-by -- A new old man -- What goes up must come down -- To Moscow with Jackie -- Commandant for space -- Operation Golden Trout -- Going for another record -- A space legacy -- Vietnam -- A miracle star -- Picking up the pieces -- The flying general -- A summing up -- A farewell to arms.