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Author:

Brinkley, Douglas, author.

Title:

American moonshot : John F. Kennedy and the great space race / Douglas Brinkley with Winifred Conkling.

Edition:

Young readers' edition.

Publisher:

Harperan imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

260 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Subject:

United States.--National Aeronautics and Space Administration--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Kennedy, John F.--(John Fitzgerald),--1917-1963--Influence--Juvenile literature.
Astronautics--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Space race--United States--Juvenile literature.
Space flight to the moon--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Astronautics and state--United States--Juvenile literature.
Moon--Government policy--Government policy--United States--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Conkling, Winifred, author.

Notes:

"'One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.' Apollo 11 moon landing - July 20, 1969 50 years"-- cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-260).

Summary:

"July 20, 1969. It's a day that has earned a spot in history. It's the day that America was the first nation to succeed in sending two astronauts--Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong--to the moon. But what led to this unforgettable event? What were the stakes riding on the Apollo 11's safe landing? In acclaimed author Douglas Brinkley's first young readers' edition, space fans will get the riveting and factual backstory of arguably the most significant achievement of the 20th century."-- Publisher's website.

ISBN:

9780062660282
0062660284

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1019654391

LCCN:

2018968288

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

BPPB851 -- Cambridge Memorial Library (Cambridge)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

DYPD423 -- Eldora Public Library (Eldora)

VPPC384 -- Kling Memorial Library (Grundy Center)

HNPC845 -- Hawarden Public Library (Hawarden)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

GMPD771 -- Pleasant Hill Public Library (Pleasant Hill)

SJPB094 -- Readlyn Community Library (Readlyn)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)

WXPD305 -- Spirit Lake Public Library (Spirit Lake)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)