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Sputnik/Explorer I


Milestones in American History

No. of pages 106

Published: 2007

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Great for age 11-18 years

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The cold war served as the backdrop of the competition to find out which superpower - the United States or the Soviet Union - could reach outer space first. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was officially on. Well-crafted prose, specific biographical sketches, and striking images make ""Sputnik/Explorer I"" an enthralling description of this unforgettable time in modern history.

 

This book is part of a book series called Milestones in American History .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 106 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Chelsea House Publishers .

Samuel Willard Crompton is a major contributor to the American National Biography (1999) and to the Scribner's Encyclopedia of American Lives two volume sports edition. Crompton lives and works in the Berkshire Hills of his native western Massachusetts.

This book is in the following series:

Milestones in American History

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