Rocket boys, a memoir, Homer H. Hickam, Jr
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Rocket boys, a memoir, Homer H. Hickam, Jr
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Rocket boys
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43348889
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Homer H. Hickam, Jr
Sub title
a memoir
Summary
Homer Hickam, a NASA engineer, recounts his childhood in Coalwood, a West Virginia mining town, and discusses his dreams of launching rockets into outer space, and how he made those dreams come true
Table Of Contents
Coalwood -- Sputnik -- Mom -- The football fathers -- Quentin -- Mr. Bykovski -- Cape Coalwood -- Construction of the Cape -- Jake Mosby -- Miss Riley -- Rocket candy -- The machinists -- The rocket book -- The pillar explosion -- The state troopers -- A natural arrogance -- Valentine -- The bump -- Picking up and going on -- O'Dell's treasure -- Zincoshine -- We do the math -- Science fairs -- A suit for Indianapolis -- The national science fair -- All systems go
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