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First Man: The Life of Neil Armstrong (Paperback, Reissue)
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First Man: The Life of Neil Armstrong (Paperback, Reissue)
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Soon to be a major motion picture, First Man by James Hansen offers
the only authorized glimpse into the life of America's most famous
astronaut, Neil Armstrong - the man whose "one small step" changed
history. In First Man, Hansen explores the life of Neil Armstrong.
Based on over 50 hours of interviews with the intensely private
Armstrong, who also gave Hansen exclusive access to private
documents and family sources, this "magnificent panorama of the
second half of the American twentieth century" (Publishers Weekly,
Starred Review) is an unparalleled biography of an American icon.
When Apollo 11 touched down on the moon's surface in 1969, the
first man on the moon became a legend. Hansen vividly recreates
Armstrong's career in flying, from his seventy-eight combat
missions as a naval aviator flying over North Korea to his
formative transatmospheric flights in the rocket-powered X-15 to
his piloting Gemini VIII to the first-ever docking in space. For a
pilot who cared more about flying to the Moon than he did about
walking on it, Hansen asserts, Armstrong's storied vocation exacted
a dear personal toll, paid in kind by his wife and children. In the
years since the Moon landing, rumors swirled around Armstrong
concerning his dreams of space travel, his religious beliefs, and
his private life. This book reveals the man behind the myth. In a
penetrating exploration of American hero worship, Hansen addresses
the complex legacy of the First Man, as an astronaut and as an
individual. In First Man, the personal, technological, epic, and
iconic blend to form the portrait of a great but reluctant hero who
will forever be known as history's most famous space traveler.
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