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Genre/Form: | History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: McDougall, Walter A., 1946- Heavens and the earth. Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997 (DLC) 97016876 (OCoLC)36800636 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Walter A McDougall |
OCLC Number: | 988769388 |
Notes: | Originally published: New York : Basic Books, ©1985. |
Reproduction Notes: | Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2017. MiAaHDL |
Awards: | Pulitzer Prize in History, 1986. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 555 pages) : illustrations |
Details: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
Series Title: | ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series) |
Responsibility: | Walter A. McDougall. |
Abstract:
McDougall covers the first twenty-five years of space travel, from Sputnick to the Pioneer 10, including the industry surrounding space exploration, political machinations relevant to the Cold War, and social effects from an age where "the heavens" were transformed into "outer space."
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