Sputnik/Explorer I: The Race to Conquer Space (Milestones in American History)
Book Details
Author(s)
Samuel Willard Crompton
Publisher
Chelsea House Pub (L)
ISBN / ASIN
0791093573
ISBN-13
9780791093573
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Sales Rank
#3,779,078
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
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.
