by James R. Hansen · Simon & Schuster · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780743276078
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«First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong» is the authorised biography of Neil Armstrong by James R. Hansen, published in paperback by Simon & Schuster.
Based on more than fifty hours of interviews with Armstrong himself and on private documentation, the work covers his career as a fighter pilot in Korea, X-15 test pilot and commander of Gemini VIII up to the Apollo 11 moon landing, and analyses the personal cost of his fame and how the figure of the first man on the Moon was constructed.
It consists of 769 pages and is written in English; it was published in 2005 and won the Eugene M. Emme Award for Astronautical Literature.
A work for those interested in the history of space exploration and in biographies of public figures from the United States.
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