num_pages: 784
description: On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch thirty-eight-year-old American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong become the first person to step on the surface of another heavenly body. Perhaps no words in human history became better known than those few he uttered at that historic moment. In a penetrating exploration of American hero worship, Hansen addresses the complex legacy of the First Man, as an astronaut and an individual.
language: English
title: First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
titlecomplete: First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
characters: Neil Armstrong
genres: Space, Historical, History, Aviation, American History, Biography Memoir, Biography, Science, Audiobook, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 6060
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award
publisher: Simon & Schuster