Rocket Boys

Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, History, Americas, United States, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam, Random House Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Homer Hickam ISBN: 9780440333876
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group Publication: April 1, 1999
Imprint: Dell Language: English
Author: Homer Hickam
ISBN: 9780440333876
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication: April 1, 1999
Imprint: Dell
Language: English

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir—a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother's love and a father's fears, of a group of young men who dreamed of launching rockets into outer space . . . and who made those dreams come true.

With the grace of a natural storyteller, NASA engineer Homer Hickam paints a warm, vivid portrait of the harsh West Virginia mining town of his youth, evoking a time of innocence and promise, when anything was possible, even in a company town that swallowed its men alive. A story of romance and loss, of growing up and getting out, Homer Hickam's lush, lyrical memoir is a chronicle of triumph—at once exquisitely written and marvelously entertaining.

One of the most beloved bestsellers in recent years, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir. A powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the end of the 1950s, it is the story of a mother's love and a father's fears, of growing up and getting out. With the grace of a natural storyteller, Homer Hickam looks back after a distinguished NASA career to tell his own true story of growing up in a dying coal town and of how, against the odds, he made his dreams of launching rockets into outer space come true.

A story of romance and loss and a keen portrait of life at an extraordinary point in American history, Rocket Boys is a chronicle of triumph.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir—a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother's love and a father's fears, of a group of young men who dreamed of launching rockets into outer space . . . and who made those dreams come true.

With the grace of a natural storyteller, NASA engineer Homer Hickam paints a warm, vivid portrait of the harsh West Virginia mining town of his youth, evoking a time of innocence and promise, when anything was possible, even in a company town that swallowed its men alive. A story of romance and loss, of growing up and getting out, Homer Hickam's lush, lyrical memoir is a chronicle of triumph—at once exquisitely written and marvelously entertaining.

One of the most beloved bestsellers in recent years, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir. A powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the end of the 1950s, it is the story of a mother's love and a father's fears, of growing up and getting out. With the grace of a natural storyteller, Homer Hickam looks back after a distinguished NASA career to tell his own true story of growing up in a dying coal town and of how, against the odds, he made his dreams of launching rockets into outer space come true.

A story of romance and loss and a keen portrait of life at an extraordinary point in American history, Rocket Boys is a chronicle of triumph.

More books from Random House Publishing Group

Cover of the book Triple Zero: Star Wars Legends (Republic Commando) by Homer Hickam
Cover of the book Mercy Burns by Homer Hickam
Cover of the book The Hole by Homer Hickam
Cover of the book Onslaught: Star Wars Legends (The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide, Book I) by Homer Hickam
Cover of the book The Faulkner Reader by Homer Hickam
Cover of the book Too Many Cooks by Homer Hickam
Cover of the book It Looked Different on the Model by Homer Hickam
Cover of the book The Duke of Havana by Homer Hickam
Cover of the book The Number by Homer Hickam
Cover of the book Firefight by Homer Hickam
Cover of the book A People's Future of the United States by Homer Hickam
Cover of the book Dark Waters by Homer Hickam
Cover of the book Blessings by Homer Hickam
Cover of the book The Lady in the Tower by Homer Hickam
Cover of the book The Last of the Mohicans by Homer Hickam
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy