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First man : the life of Neil A. Armstrong
Title:
First man : the life of Neil A. Armstrong
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Summary:
This biography chronicles the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, exploring his fame and examining American hero worship.
Year Published:
2005
Physical Description:
xi,769 p. [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

441 pages, [20] pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Note:
Originally published by Simon & Schuster in hardcover form in 2005.
Contents:
I: An American genesis -- The strong of arm -- The strong of spirit -- II: Tranquility base -- First child -- The virtues of Smallville -- Truth in the air -- Aeronautical engineering 101 -- III: Wings of gold -- Class 5-49 -- Fighter Squadron 51 -- Fate is the hunter -- The ordeal of eagles -- IV: The real right stuff -- The research pilot -- Above the high desert -- At the edge of space -- The worst loss -- Higher resolve -- I've got a secret -- V: No man is an island -- Training days -- In line for command -- Gemini VIII -- The astronaut's wife -- For all America -- VI: Apollo -- Out of the ashes -- Wingless on luna -- Amiable strangers -- First out -- Dialectics of a moon mission -- VII: One giant leap -- Outward bound -- The landing -- One small step -- Return to earth -- For all mankind -- VIII: Dark side of the moon -- Standing ground -- To engineer is human -- The astronaut is icon -- Into the heartland.
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ISBN:
9780743256315

9781982103163

9781501153068

9780743257510
Publisher:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018.

New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2006.

©2005