Rocket men
Subtitle: the epic story of the first men on the moon
By: by Craig Nelson.
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Waterville, Me
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781410418548
Subjects: Project Apollo (U.S.); Space flight to the moon; Astronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Large type books
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Behemoth; title: The general's command; title: Anything but what he is; title: The sons of Galileo; title: Mr. Cool Stone; title: Don't eat toads; title: A way to talk to God; title: The great black sea; title: The birth of the moon; title: How the pyramids were built; title: Total Cold War; title: The bluff at Nobleman's Grave; title: The fluid front; title: The transfiguration; title: The eagle has wings; title: One of those sad days when you lose a machine; title: "Mr. president, the eagle has landed?; title: To rediscover childhood; title: A tenuous grasp; title: We missed the whole thing; title: Through you, we touched the moon; title: Aftermath.