{"product_id":"a-reluctant-icon-letters-to-neil-armstrong-9781557539694","title":"A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtfully curated by James R. Hansen, \u003ci\u003eA Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong\u003c\/i\u003e is a companion volume to \u003ci\u003eDear Neil Armstrong: Letters to the First Man from All Mankind\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cp\u003eTaken 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePREFACE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. RELIGION AND BELIEF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. ANGER, DISAPPOINTMENT, AND DISILLUSIONMENT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. QUACKS, CONSPIRACY THEORISTS, AND UFOLOGISTS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. FELLOW ASTRONAUTS AND THE WORLD OF FLIGHT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. THE CORPORATE WORLD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. CELEBRITIES, STARS, AND NOTABLES\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. LETTERS FROM A GRIEVING WORLD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNOTES\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Purdue University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50075542978903,"sku":"9781557539694","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781557539694.jpg?v=1740635317","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-reluctant-icon-letters-to-neil-armstrong-9781557539694","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}