The Resource First man : the life of Neil A. Armstrong, James R. Hansen
First man : the life of Neil A. Armstrong, James R. Hansen
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The item First man : the life of Neil A. Armstrong, James R. Hansen represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xv, 441 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- Originally published: London: Simon & Schuster, 2005
- Isbn
- 9781471177897
- Label
- First man : the life of Neil A. Armstrong
- Title
- First man
- Title remainder
- the life of Neil A. Armstrong
- Statement of responsibility
- James R. Hansen
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hansen, James R
- Dewey number
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Armstrong, Neil
- Project Apollo (U.S.)
- Project Apollo (U.S.)
- Space flight to the moon
- Biographies
- Astronauts
- Air pilots
- Space flight to the moon
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- First man : the life of Neil A. Armstrong, James R. Hansen
- Note
- Originally published: London: Simon & Schuster, 2005
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000063948610
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xv, 441 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781471177897
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- Label
- First man : the life of Neil A. Armstrong, James R. Hansen
- Note
- Originally published: London: Simon & Schuster, 2005
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000063948610
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xv, 441 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781471177897
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- Specific material designation
- regular print
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