First man : the life of Neil A. Armstrong
Record details
- ISBN: 1501153064
- ISBN: 9781501153068
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Physical Description:
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441 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm - Edition: Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2005.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-416) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | I: An American genesis -- The strong of arm -- The strong of spirit -- II: Tranquility base -- First child -- The virtues of Smallville -- Truth in the air -- Aeronautical engineering 101 -- III: Wings of gold -- Class 5-49 -- Fighter Squadron 51 -- Fate is the hunter -- The ordeal of eagles -- IV: The real right stuff -- The research pilot -- Above the high desert -- At the edge of space -- The worst loss -- Higher resolve -- I've got a secret -- V: No man is an island -- Training days -- In line for command -- Gemini VIII -- The astronaut's wife -- For all America -- VI: Apollo -- Out of the ashes -- Wingless on luna -- Amiable strangers -- First out -- Dialectics of a moon mission -- VII: One giant leap -- Outward bound -- The landing -- One small step -- Return to earth -- For all mankind -- VIII: Dark side of the moon -- Standing ground -- To engineer is human -- The astronaut is icon -- Into the heartland. |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 9.5 52 SD Quiz 105344 English non-fiction. Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.5 52 105344. |
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Subject: | Space flight to the moon History Astronauts United States Biography Project Apollo (U.S.) Project Apollo (U.S.) History Armstrong, Neil Armstrong, Neil 1930-2012 |
Genre: | Biographies. History. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Garden City | B ARM 2018 (Text) | 0002204893727 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Harrisonville | B ARM 2018 (Text) | 0002204893719 | Adult Biography | Available | - |