Rocket men : the epic story of the first men on the moon / Craig Nelson.
Recreates the story of the Apollo 11 moon mission through interviews, NASA oral histories, and declassified CIA documents.
Record details
- ISBN: 0670021032
- ISBN: 9780670021031
- Physical Description: xii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2009.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-393) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part 1 -- 1 Behemoth 3 -- 2 General's Command 11 -- 3 Anything but What He Is 17 -- 4 Sons of Galileo 32 -- 5 Mr. Cool Stone 42 -- 6 Don't Eat Toads 57 -- 7 A Way to Talk to God 71 -- Part II -- 8 How the Pyramids Were Built 89 -- 9 Total Cold War 111 -- 10 Bluff at Nobleman's Grave 135 -- 11 Fluid Front 145 -- 12 Transfiguration 180 -- Part III -- 13 Great Black Sea 207 -- 14 Birth of the Moon 216 -- 15 Eagle Has Wings 232 -- 16 One of Those Sad Days When You Lose a Machine 237 -- 17 "Mr. President, the Eagle Has Landed" 264 -- 18 To Rediscover Childhood 277 -- 19 A Tenuous Grasp 291 -- 20 We Missed the Whole Thing 306 -- 21 Through You, We Touched the Moon 316 -- 22 When All Those Curves Lined Up 324.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 629.454 NEL (Text) | 36015000612396 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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