A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey: 1957 - The Space Race Begins
by Michael D'Antonio
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Author: Michael D'AntonioEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-18
ISBN: 0743294319
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Book Review: A good history
Summary: 5 Stars
I was in 9th grade for Vanguard and Explorer, but I would later come to work on Gemini and Apollo as an engineer at Kennedy. I remember studying the IGY in school.
This book does a great job of bring the fascinating history of the beginning of the space race alive, and I hated to put it down. There are a few factual/historical errors and typos, but nothing that seriously detracts from the content.
I really enjoyed the book, and learned quite a bit of new information. All in all, a very good read with fewer errors than I notice in most space histories.
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