A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong (Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics)
Language: English
Published by Purdue University Press, 2020
Series: Book 6 of 10 - Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics
- First Edition
- Softcover
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384 pages. A tight, unmarked and unread-looking copy. Letters to and from astronaut Neil Armstrong and later to his widow Carol.
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- Title
- A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong (Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics)
- Author
- James R. Hansen
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1557539693
- ISBN 13
- 9781557539694
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Series
- Book 6 of 10: Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Seller catalogs
- NASA
Artfully curated by James R. Hansen, A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong is a companion volume to Dear Neil Armstrong: Letters to the First Man from All Mankind, collecting hundreds more letters Armstrong received after first stepping on the moon until his death in 2012. Providing context and commentary, Hansen has assembled the letters by the following themes: religion and belief; anger, disappointment, and disillusionment; quacks, conspiracy theorists, and ufologists; fellow astronauts and the world of flight; the corporate world; celebrities, stars, and notables; and last messages.
Taken together, both collections provide fascinating insights into the world of an iconic hero who took that first giant leap onto lunar soil willingly and thereby stepped into the public eye with reluctance. Space enthusiasts, historians, and lovers of all things related to flight will not want to miss this book.
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About the Author
Over the years Hansen has served on a number of important advisory boards and panels, including the Research Advisory Board for the National Air and Space Museum, Editorial Advisory Board for the Smithsonian Institution Press, and Advisory Board for the Archives of Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He also is a past vice president of the Virginia Air and Space Museum in Hampton, Virginia. For the past ten years he has served on the National Air and Space Museum Trophy Selection Board. His experience as an academic and public speaker has been wide-ranging both topically and geographically; he frequently serves as keynote speaker, panelist, and lecturer on a wide variety of topics in the history of science and technology.
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