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Author:
Rissman, Rebecca, author.
Title:
TV brings the moon landing to Earth : an augmented reading experience / by Rebecca Rissman ; content adviser, Alan Schroeder.
Publisher:
Compass Point Books,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps.
Subject:
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
Space flight to the moon.
Space flight to the moon--Press coverage.
Astronautics--United States--History.
Electronic books.
Notes:
"A 4D book." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Tension -- The race to the moon -- The mission -- A lasting impact -- Timeline.
Summary:
Investigates the history of the Apollo 11 moon landing and how television brought the spectacle and excitement of it into Americans' homes and to people around the world. Discusses the importance of this event for the history of the United States during the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War. Includes a glossary.
Series:
Captured television history
Indexed by:
Booklist Starred Reviews, 12/1/2019
ISBN:
0756560071
9780756560072
Locations:
0YSX353 -- Hampton-Dumont High School (Hampton)

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