Moonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight Jonathan Fetter-Vorm

Moonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight

Author: Jonathan Fetter-Vorm
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Book Title
Moonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight
Author
Jonathan Fetter-Vorm
ISBN
9780374537913
On a summer night in 1969, two men climbed down a ladder onto a sea of dust at the edge of an ancient dream. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first set foot on lunar soil, the moon ceased to be a place of mystery and myth. It became a destination. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of that journey, Moonbound tells the monumental story of the moon and the men who went there first. With vibrant images and meticulous attention to detail, Jonathan Fetter-Vorm conjures the long history of the visionaries, stargazers, builders, and adventurers who sent Apollo 11 on its legendary voyage. From the wisdom of the Babylonians to the intrigues of the Cold War, from the otherworldly discoveries of Galileo to the dark legacy of Nazi atrocities, from the exhilarating trajectories of astronauts--recounted in their own words--to the unsung brilliance of engineers working behind the scenes, Moonbound captures the grand arc of the Space Age in a graphic history of unprecedented scope and profound lyricism.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Jonathan Fetter-VormPublisher: Hill & WangPublished: 06/04/2019ISBN: 9780374537913Pages: 256Weight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80dReview Citations: Booklist 07/01/2019 pg. 44Library Journal 07/12/2019 pg. 1

On a summer night in 1969, two men climbed down a ladder onto a sea of dust at the edge of an ancient dream. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first set foot on lunar soil, the moon ceased to be a place of mystery and myth. It became a destination.

Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of that journey, Moonbound tells the monumental story of the moon and the men who went there first. With vibrant images and meticulous attention to detail, Jonathan Fetter-Vorm conjures the long history of the visionaries, stargazers, builders, and adventurers who sent Apollo 11 on its legendary voyage.

From the wisdom of the Babylonians to the intrigues of the Cold War, from the otherworldly discoveries of Galileo to the dark legacy of Nazi atrocities, from the exhilarating trajectories of astronauts--recounted in their own words--to the unsung brilliance of engineers working behind the scenes, Moonbound captures the grand arc of the Space Age in a graphic history of unprecedented scope and profound lyricism.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Jonathan Fetter-Vorm
Publisher: Hill & Wang
Published: 06/04/2019
ISBN: 9780374537913
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Booklist 07/01/2019 pg. 44
Library Journal 07/12/2019 pg. 1

On a summer night in 1969, two men climbed down a ladder onto a sea of dust at the edge of an ancient dream. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first set foot on lunar soil, the moon ceased to be a place of mystery and myth. It became a destination.

Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of that journey, Moonbound tells the monumental story of the moon and the men who went there first. With vibrant images and meticulous attention to detail, Jonathan Fetter-Vorm conjures the long history of the visionaries, stargazers, builders, and adventurers who sent Apollo 11 on its legendary voyage.

From the wisdom of the Babylonians to the intrigues of the Cold War, from the otherworldly discoveries of Galileo to the dark legacy of Nazi atrocities, from the exhilarating trajectories of astronauts--recounted in their own words--to the unsung brilliance of engineers working behind the scenes, Moonbound captures the grand arc of the Space Age in a graphic history of unprecedented scope and profound lyricism.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Jonathan Fetter-Vorm
Publisher: Hill & Wang
Published: 06/04/2019
ISBN: 9780374537913
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Booklist 07/01/2019 pg. 44
Library Journal 07/12/2019 pg. 1