Homer Hickam, the introspective son of a mine superintendent and a mother determined to get him out of Coalwood, West Virginia forever, nurtures a dream to send rockets into outer space--an ambition that changes his life and the lives of everyone living in Coalwood in 1957.
year: 1999, 1998
call number/section: 920, 921, 629.4, 1000, 92
subjects: hickam, homer h., 1943-, aerospace engineers, united states, biography, rockets (aeronautics), west virginia, drama, closed caption video recordings, biographical films, rocketry, drama, father-son relationship
Editions
Hickam, Homer H.
Dell/Island Books (1999)
Homer Hickam, the introspective son of a mine superintendent and a mother determined to get him out of Coalwood, West Virginia forever, nurtures a dream to send rockets into outer space--an ambition that changes his life and the lives of everyone living in Coalwood in 1957.
Schools: 9
Hickam, Homer H.
Universal (1998)
True story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
Schools: 8