Previously published in paperback as October Sky. Three years in
the life of Homer ‘Sonny’ Hickam, from the moment he sees the
Sputnik satellite overhead in West Virginia to his successful
launch of a prizewinning rocket. In 1957, Coalwood, West Virginia,
was a town the post-war boom never quite reached, and dominated by
the black steel towers of the mine. For fourteen-year-old Homer
‘Sonny’ Hickam there are only two routes in life: a college
football scholarship, or a life underground. But from the moment
the town turns out to watch the world’s first space satellite,
Sputnik, as it passes overhead, Sonny and his friends embark on a
mission of their own – to form the Big Creek Missile Agency, and
build a rocket. Looking back after a distinguished career as a NASA
engineer, Homer Hickam tells the warm, vivid story of youth and
ambition that inspired the 1999 film October Sky. It is the tale of
a group of teenage boys who dared to imagine a life beyond the
confines of the coal pit, and went on to design, build and launch
the rockets that would change their lives, and their town, forever.
General
| Imprint: |
Fourth Estate
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
November 2015 |
| Authors: |
Homer Hickam
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
384 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-00-816608-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-00-816608-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780008166083 |
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