The first lunar landing
By: by Dennis Brindell Fradin.
Series: Turning points in U.S. history
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780761442561
Subjects: Project Apollo (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature; Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) -- Juvenile literature; Space flight to the moon -- Juvenile literature; Astronautics and state -- United States -- Juvenile literature; Astronautics -- Social aspects -- United States -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: "Covers the first manned lunar landing as a watershed event in U.S. history, influencing social, economic, and political policies that shaped the nation's future"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An ancient dream; title: The Space Age begins; title: Step by step toward the moon; title: Planning the first manned lunar landing; title: The trip to the moon; title: "One giant leap for mankind"; title: A turning point.