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Homer Hickam, the introspective son of a mine superintendent and a mother determined to get him out of Coalwood, West Virginia forever, nurtures a dream to send rockets into outer space--an ambition that changes his life and the lives of everyone living in Coalwood in 1957.

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Main Author: Hickam, Homer H., 1943-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Island Books, 1999, ©1998.
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Hickam, Homer H., > 1943-
Aerospace engineers > United States > Biography.
Coalwood (W. Va.) > Social life and customs.
Biographies.
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Summary:Homer Hickam, the introspective son of a mine superintendent and a mother determined to get him out of Coalwood, West Virginia forever, nurtures a dream to send rockets into outer space--an ambition that changes his life and the lives of everyone living in Coalwood in 1957.
Item Description:Previously published as: Rocket boys.
Physical Description:xvi, 428 pages ; 18 cm
ISBN:0440235502
9780440235507
Author Notes:Homer H. Hickam, Jr., was born and raised in Coalwood, West Virginia. The author of Torpedo Junction , a Military History Book of the Month Club selection, as well as numerous articles for such publications as Smithsonian Air and Space and American History Illustrated, he is a NASA payload training manager for the International Space Program and lives in Huntsville, Alabama.

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