One Giant Leap: Neil Armstrong's Stellar American Journey Book

The first biography of one of America's great heroes, Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon. On July 20, 1969 the whole world stopped. That day a man who grew up on a farm without electricity announced, 'One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.' In this, the first ever biography of Neil Armstrong, Leon Wagener explores the man whose walk on the moon is still compared to humankind's progenitor's crawl out of the primordial ooze. And whose retreat back to a farm in his native Ohio soon after the last ticker tape confetti fell, has left him looked upon as a reclusive hermit ever since. This is the true story of a national hero, whose life long quest to walk on the moon truly mirrors our best selves, an American who braved incredible danger daily over a long career. Finally he achieved what seemed impossible, and broke free of the Earth's surly bonds, proving forever that man can reach for the stars and succeed. Relying on hundreds of interviews with family and friends of Armstrong, plus generous access to the NASA files, Leon Wagener explores the life of one of America's true heroes, in a book filled with extraordinary adventure, and even greater achievement. - The FIRST authorised biography of Neil Armstrong. - Neil Armstrong has shunned the media since he walked on the moon-this is the first glimpse into his life ever. - 35th anniversary of the moon landing happening July 2004. - Lots of media to surround anniversary. 'Neil Armstrong is a genuine American hero, right up there in the pantheon with George Washington, Daniel Boone and Charles Lindbergh, a man whose character, courage, and brains helped shape his age. Leon Wagener has captured the man inside the myth in this excellent biography.' - Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author of Liberty 'For a true life story this book reads like an incredible adventure-I couldn't put it down.' - William R. Pogue, Pilot, Skylab 4 Leon Wagener has been a journalist for more than thirty years. He is currently at work on a book about the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane that struck the Florida Keys. He lives in Boca Raton, Florida with his photographer wife, Rochelle, and daughter, Madison.Read More