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Author:
Donovan, Jim, 1954- author.
Title:
Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11 / James Donovan.
Edition:
First Back Bay trade paperback edition.
Publisher:
Back Bay Books/LittleBrown and Company,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
viii, 453 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Subject:
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
Space flight to the moon--History.
Moon--Exploration.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-439) and index.
Summary:
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements, the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the space race against the Soviets. Donovan provides a gripping account of the dangers, the challenges, and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that came before it.
ISBN:
0316341819
9780316341813
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1178761890
Locations:
OPAX566 -- Southeastern Community College - Keokuk - Fred Karre Memorial Library (Keokuk)
WAPD715 -- Sheldon Public Library (Sheldon)

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