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First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong

by James R. Hansen · 2005

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On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch thirty-eight-year-old American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong become the first person to step on the surface of another heavenly body. Perhaps no words in human history became better known than those few he uttered at that historic moment. In a penetrating exploration of American hero worship, Hansen addresses the complex legacy of the First Man, as an astronaut and an individual.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of thismemoirmemoirMore like thisLess of thispsychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of this
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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
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American historyAmerican historyMore like thisLess of thistechnologytechnologyMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of this
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USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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epic · 769 pages

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