October sky : a true story
by Homer H. Hickam
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- good
- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 185702995X
- ISBN 13
- 9781857029956
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About This Item
London: Fourth Estate. Good. 144 x 197 x 24mm. Paperback. 1999. 368 pages. Spine faded.<br>The author traces the boyhood enthusia sm for rockets that eventually led to a career at NASA, describin g how he built model rockets in the family garage in West Virgini a, inspired by the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik. Origi nally published: as Rocket boys. New York : Delacorte, 1998 .
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- Title
- October sky : a true story
- Author
- Homer H. Hickam
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 185702995X
- ISBN 13
- 9781857029956
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- hickam,homer, h.,1943-, --, fiction,1943-,rockets, (aeronautics), --, fiction,aerospace, engineers, --, united, states, --, fiction,aerospace, engineers,rockets, (aeronautics),west, virginia, --, fiction,united, states,west, virginia
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