First published 2019
Jonathan Fetter-Vorm traces humanity's journey to the moon through vivid illustrations and careful research. The book opens on that pivotal summer evening in 1969 when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended onto lunar dust, transforming the moon from mythical object into achievable destination. Fetter-Vorm weaves together centuries of lunar fascination, from Babylonian astronomers to Galileo's telescopic revelations. He chronicles the political pressures of the Cold War space race and the dark origins of rocket technology in Nazi Germany. The narrative captures both the celebrated astronauts, speaking in their own voices about their extraordinary flights, and the overlooked engineers whose calculations made those journeys possible. Published for the fiftieth anniversary of the moon landing, this graphic history spans the complete arc of space exploration. Fetter-Vorm combines striking visual storytelling with meticulous historical detail to show how ancient dreams became modern reality.
Genres: biography, history, 20th-century, adventure, astronomy, 21st-century, graphic-novels-comics, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-fiction, visual-storytelling
Setting: Moon, Germany, United States
Period: 1969, Cold War
256 pages · Paperback · Hill and Wang