' ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁read ▁on ▁BBC ▁radio , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁featured ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Canadian ▁Korean ▁War ▁document ary , ▁" The ▁Un fin ished ▁War ." ▁ ▁Child ress ▁has ▁appeared ▁on ▁American ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁numerous ▁times . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Child ress ▁was ▁being ▁considered ▁( t ogether ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁journal ists ) ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁C iv ili ans ▁in ▁Space ▁program , ▁which ▁aim ed ▁to ▁put ▁a ▁journalist ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Space ▁Sh utt le . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁trag ic ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁death ▁of ▁teacher ▁Christ a ▁Mc A ul iffe ▁in ▁the ▁Space ▁Sh utt le ▁Ch allen ger ▁dis aster ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁C iv ili ans ▁In ▁Space ▁program . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁works ▁ ▁Burn ing ▁the ▁Years ▁( 1 9 7 0 ) ▁ ▁Lob o ▁( 1 9 7 2 ) ▁ ▁Selected ▁Po ems ▁( 1 9 8 6 ) ▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁O z arks ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁ ▁Missouri ▁On ▁My ▁Mind ▁( 1 9 9 0 ) ▁ ▁An ▁O z ark ▁Od ys sey ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁O z arks ▁( A ma zon . com ) ▁ ▁List ing ▁of ▁several ▁works ▁by ▁William ▁Child ress ▁ ▁Child