Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon [inscribed]
by Nelson, Craig
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0670021032
- ISBN 13
- 9780670021031
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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Synopsis
Read Craig Nelson's posts on the Penguin Blog. "Celebrates a bold era when voyaging beyond the Earth was deemed crucial to national security and pride." - The Wall Street Journal Restoring the drama, majesty, and sheer improbability of an American triumph, this is award-winning historian Craig Nelson's definitive and thrilling story of man's first trip to the moon. At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 rocket launched in the presence of more than a million spectators who had gathered to witness a truly historic event. Through interviews, 23,000 pages of NASA oral histories, and declassified CIA documents on the space race, Rocket Men presents a vivid narrative of the moon mission, taking readers on the journey to one of the last frontiers of the human imagination.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1343413
- Title
- Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon [inscribed]
- Author
- Nelson, Craig
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670021032
- ISBN 13
- 9780670021031
- Publisher
- Viking Penguin
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Project Apollo (U.S.); Space flight to the moon; Astronautics, United States, history
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