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Rocket Men by Craig Nelson
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Rocket Men

The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon

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Length 17 hours 5 minutes
Language English
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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.

Craig NelsonĀ 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, includingĀ Thomas Paine, winner of the 2007 Henry Adams Prize. He has been profiled inĀ Variety, Interview, Publishers Weekly, andĀ Time Out.

Richard McGonagleĀ is an experienced film, television, and voiceover actor. Heā€™s recorded numerous audiobooks, including theĀ New York TimesĀ Ten Best BookĀ The Dark SideĀ by Jane Mayer,Ā Rocket MenĀ by Craig Nelson, andĀ American LionĀ by Jon Meacham.

Craig NelsonĀ 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, includingĀ Thomas Paine, winner of the 2007 Henry Adams Prize. He has been profiled inĀ Variety, Interview, Publishers Weekly, andĀ Time Out.

Richard McGonagleĀ is an experienced film, television, and voiceover actor. Heā€™s recorded numerous audiobooks, including theĀ New York TimesĀ Ten Best BookĀ The Dark SideĀ by Jane Mayer,Ā Rocket MenĀ by Craig Nelson, andĀ American LionĀ by Jon Meacham.

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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 

"Spectacular."-Vanity Fair Expand reviews
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