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Artfully curated by James R. Hansen, A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong is a companion volume to Dear Neil Armstrong: Letters to the First Man from All Mankind, collecting hundreds more letters Armstrong received after first stepping on the moon until his death in 2012. Providing context and commentary, Hansen has assembled the letters by the following themes: religion and belief; anger, disappointment, and disillusionment; quacks, conspiracy theorists, and ufologists; fellow astronauts and the world of flight; the corporate world; celebrities, stars, and notables; and last messages.

Taken together, both collections provide fascinating insights into the world of an iconic hero who took that first giant leap onto lunar soil willingly and thereby stepped into the public eye with reluctance. Space enthusiasts, historians, and lovers of all things related to flight will not want to miss this book.



Table of Contents
  • PREFACE
  • 1. RELIGION AND BELIEF
  • 2. ANGER, DISAPPOINTMENT, AND DISILLUSIONMENT
  • 3. QUACKS, CONSPIRACY THEORISTS, AND UFOLOGISTS
  • 4. FELLOW ASTRONAUTS AND THE WORLD OF FLIGHT
  • 5. THE CORPORATE WORLD
  • 6. CELEBRITIES, STARS, AND NOTABLES
  • 7. LETTERS FROM A GRIEVING WORLD
  • NOTES

A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong

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      Publisher Purdue University Press
      Published 30 May 2020
      ISBN-13 9781557539694
      978-1557539694
      ISBN-10 1557539693
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      Library, archive and information management Aerospace and aviation technology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Artfully curated by James R. Hansen, A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong is a companion volume to Dear Neil Armstrong: Letters to the First Man from All Mankind, collecting hundreds more letters Armstrong received after first stepping on the moon until his death in 2012. Providing context and commentary, Hansen has assembled the letters by the following themes: religion and belief; anger, disappointment, and disillusionment; quacks, conspiracy theorists, and ufologists; fellow astronauts and the world of flight; the corporate world; celebrities, stars, and notables; and last messages.

      Taken together, both collections provide fascinating insights into the world of an iconic hero who took that first giant leap onto lunar soil willingly and thereby stepped into the public eye with reluctance. Space enthusiasts, historians, and lovers of all things related to flight will not want to miss this book.



      Table of Contents
      • PREFACE
      • 1. RELIGION AND BELIEF
      • 2. ANGER, DISAPPOINTMENT, AND DISILLUSIONMENT
      • 3. QUACKS, CONSPIRACY THEORISTS, AND UFOLOGISTS
      • 4. FELLOW ASTRONAUTS AND THE WORLD OF FLIGHT
      • 5. THE CORPORATE WORLD
      • 6. CELEBRITIES, STARS, AND NOTABLES
      • 7. LETTERS FROM A GRIEVING WORLD
      • NOTES

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