Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon
Craig Nelson
Jun 2009 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Richard McGonagle
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"Celebrates a bold era when voyaging beyond the Earth was deemed crucial to national security and pride."
-The Wall Street Journal
Restoring the drama, majesty, and sheer improbability of an American triumph, this is award-winning historian Craig Nelson's definitive and thrilling story of man's first trip to the moon. At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 rocket launched in the presence of more than a million spectators who had gathered to witness a truly historic event. Through interviews, 23,000 pages of NASA oral histories, and declassified CIA documents on the space race, Rocket Men presents a vivid narrative of the moon mission, taking readers on the journey to one of the last frontiers of the human imagination.
-The Wall Street Journal
Restoring the drama, majesty, and sheer improbability of an American triumph, this is award-winning historian Craig Nelson's definitive and thrilling story of man's first trip to the moon. At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 rocket launched in the presence of more than a million spectators who had gathered to witness a truly historic event. Through interviews, 23,000 pages of NASA oral histories, and declassified CIA documents on the space race, Rocket Men presents a vivid narrative of the moon mission, taking readers on the journey to one of the last frontiers of the human imagination.
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Craig Nelson has been a vice president and executive editor of Harper & Row, Hyperion, Random House, and Villard, and a literary agent. He is the author of several books, including Thomas Paine, winner of the 2007 Henry Adams Prize. He has been profiled in Variety, Interview, Publishers Weekly, and Time Out.
Richard McGonagle is an experienced film, television, and voiceover actor. He’s recorded numerous audiobooks, including the New York Times Ten Best Book The Dark Side by Jane Mayer, Rocket Men by Craig Nelson, and American Lion by Jon Meacham.
Richard McGonagle is an experienced film, television, and voiceover actor. He’s recorded numerous audiobooks, including the New York Times Ten Best Book The Dark Side by Jane Mayer, Rocket Men by Craig Nelson, and American Lion by Jon Meacham.
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