Book - Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight, by Jay Barbree

Hardback, 360 pages, 2014. Illustrated with black-and-white photos. Excellent used condition, like new. No writing, no dog-ears, no torn or missing pages. "Neil Armstrong is perhaps the world's most famous space traveler and the first person to walk on the moon. Yet he was shy of fame, always reluctant to share his personal side of events. Here for the first time is the definitive story of Neil's life of flight. Compiling from 50 years of conversations Barbree had with Neil as a close buddy--as well as notes, interviews, NASA transcripts, and remembrances of people close to Armstrong--we learn about Neil's three passions: flight, family, and friends. This is the inside story of Armstrong, from the time he flew combat missions in the Korean War, to landing at the Sea of Tranquility on the Apollo 11 mission, to saving his children from a fire that destroyed their home"-- Let's just pause there: The night in 1964 that Armstrong LITERALLY SAVED HIS CHILDREN FROM THE FIRE THAT ENGULFED THEIR HOME IN FLAMES. 👀 ‼️ Anyway. "The book is full of never-before-seen photos and personal details written down for the first time, including what Armstrong really felt when he took that first step on the moon, what life in NASA was like, his relationships with the other astronauts, and the direction he felt the future of space exploration should take." This book comes highly recommended: while my husband was reading it, he couldn't wait to share new details every night after dinner. 🤓 🚀