First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong

First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong

Soon to be a major motion picture, this is the firstâ€”and onlyâ€”definitive authorized account of Neil Armstrong, the man whose â€œone small stepâ€ changed history.

When Apollo 11 touched down on the Moonâ€™s surface in 1969, the first man on the Moon became a legend. In First Man, author James R. Hansen explores the life of Neil Armstrong. Based on over fifty hours of interviews with the intensely private Armstrong, who also gave Hansen exclusive access to private documents and family sources, this â€œmagnificent panorama of the second half of the American twentieth centuryâ€ (Publishers Weekly, starred review) is an unparalleled biography of an American icon.

In this â€œcompelling and nuanced portraitâ€ (Chicago Tribune) filled with revelations, Hansen vividly recreates Armstrongâ€™s career in flying, from his seventy-eight combat missions as a naval aviator flying over North Korea to his formative trans-atmospheric 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, Armstrongâ€™s storied vocation exacted a dear personal toll, paid in kind by his wife and children. For the near-fifty years since the Moon landing, rumors have swirled around Armstrong concerning his dreams of space travel, his religious beliefs, and his private life.

A penetrating exploration of American hero worship, Hansen addresses the complex legacy of the First Man, as an astronaut and as an individual. â€œFirst Man burrows deep into Armstrongâ€™s past and presentâ€¦What emerges is an earnest and brave manâ€ (Houston Chronicle) who will forever be known as historyâ€™s most famous space traveler.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781501153068
ReleaseDate 2018-05-29
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781501153068

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781501153068
ReleaseDate	2018-05-29
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781501153068

First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong

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