Though Apollo astronauts were not selected for their ability as authors, the published books and articles regarding their space history exploits are very well written. The "first hand" account which only they can render makes their works considerably more interesting than those authored by "on-lookers" of historic events in space exploration. In defense of professional authors and ghostwriters, those works written in collaboration with trained experienced writers and the astronauts are equally compelling. Among these is FIRST ON THE MOON A VOYAGE WITH NEIL ARMSTRONG, MICHAEL COLLINS, AND EDWIN E. ALDRIN, JR. written with Gene Farmer and Dora Jane Hamblin, copyright 1970 by Little Brown and Company, Inc.