A Reluctant Icon - Letters to Neil Armstrong (Paperback)

Artfully curated by James R. Hansen, A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong is a companion volume to Dear Neil Armstrong: Letters to the First Man from All Mankind, collecting hundreds more letters Armstrong received after first stepping on the moon until his death in 2012. Providing context and commentary, Hansen has assembled the letters by the following themes: religion and belief; anger, disappointment, and disillusionment; quacks, conspiracy theorists, and ufologists; fellow astronauts and the world of flight; the corporate world; celebrities, stars, and notables; and last messages.Taken together, both collections provide fascinating insights into the world of an iconic hero who took that first giant leap onto lunar soil willingly and thereby stepped into the public eye with reluctance. Space enthusiasts, historians, and lovers of all things related to flight will not want to miss this book.

General

Imprint:	Purdue University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Release date:	May 2020
Editors:	James R. Hansen
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-55753-969-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Library, archive & information management Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Professional & Technical > Transport technology > Aerospace & aviation technology > General Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Space science > Astronautics Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-55753-969-3
Barcode:	9781557539694

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