First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (500 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1476727813 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 784 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Too Long and Too Boring" according to Ernest Camponovo. Could have been half as long and twice as good. Hard to believe such a fascinating story could be made so boring by overly detailed and tepid writing. Way too many useless details. Even the exciting parts hold little drama and if anything, are downplayed. I was really hoping to love it as I was a "space race nerd kid" and even had a chance to meet "the last man", Gene Cernon. My respect for Neil Armstrong is as great as ever, but this book did nothing to add to that. In fact, to the more casual reader without adequate historic and first-person perspective, I believe this book would damage the. "A Name That Will Remembered Through The Ages" according to D. Mataconis. Somewhere in my reading, I remember someone who said that there is only one name from the 20th Century that is guaranteed to be remembered 1,000 years from now; the name of the first man to step foot on another planet, Neil Armstrong.I was alive when Apollo 11 landed and Armstrong made his historic step but, at 11 months old, far from old enough to remember the event. Despite that, though, the events of July 20, 1969 are so much a part of historical memory that it seems like we were all there. There's always been one mystery, though, and that's been the man who actually stepped off the Eagle . All about Armstrong Amazon Customer The definitive book about Neil Armstrong ! A very serious work, telling us with a plentifull stories who was Neil Armstrong. The tale of the Apollo 11 mission is very detailed : facts, relationships with his crewmates, training, back to Earth And well writen. A very interesting book, even for who is not crazy about the lunar exploration.
Rather than overwhelming, this accumulation of details gives flesh-and-blood reality to a man who is more icon than human. In this powerful, unrelenting biography of a man of no particularly spectacular talent yet who stands as a living testimony to everyday grit and determination, former NASA historian Hansen has achieved something quite remarkable. Like a rich pointillist painting, he has created a magnificent panorama of the second half of the American 20th century by assembling a multitude of luminescent moments in one man's life. . Neil Armstrong--engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, astronaut and devoted family man--became the first man to walk on the moon. With the recent renewal of interest in
Hansen reveals in this fascinating and important biography—misunderstood. He was also—as James R. For the forty-five years since the Moon landing, rumors have swirled around Armstrong concerning his dreams of space travel, his religious beliefs, and his private life. Marking the forty-fifth anniversary of Apollo 11’s moon landing, 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.“The Eagle has landed.”When Apollo 11 touched down on the moon’s surface in 1969, the first man on the moon became a legend. In First Man, Hansen explores the life of Neil Armstrong. Armstrong’s accomplishments as engineer, test pilot, and astronaut have long been a matter of record, but Hansen’s unprecedented access to private documents and unpublished sources and his interviews with more than 125 subjects (including more than fifty hours with Armstrong himself) yield this first in-depth analysis of an elusive American celebrity still renowned the world over. In a penetrating exploration of American hero worship, Hansen addresses the