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    a| MacDonald, Fraser, d| 1972- e| author
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    a| Escape from Earth : b| a secret history of the space rocket / c| Fraseer MacDonald
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    a| Secret history of the space rocket
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    a| First US edition
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    c| ©2019
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    a| 371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : b| illustrations ; c| 25 cm
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    a| text b| txt 2| rdacontent
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    a| unmediated b| n 2| rdamedia
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    a| Includes bibliographical references and index
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    a| Tells the story of engineering student Frank Malina and his friend, explosives enthusiast Jack Parsons. Together, they embarked on a journey that took them from junk yards and desert lots to the heights of the military-industrial complex. Malina designed the first American rocket to reach space and established the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. But trouble found him when the FBI suspected him of being a communist. And when some classified documents went missing, Malina was thrust into the center of an increasingly serious investigation
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    a| Malina, Frank J
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    a| Parsons, Jack, d| 1914-1952 x| Friends and associates
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    a| Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) x| History
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    a| Rocketry z| United States x| History y| 20th century
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    a| Astronautics z| United States x| History y| 20th century
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    h| Supplement l| location i| barcode y| id f| bookplate a| callnoa b| callnob n| HIST456