Wings and Rockets : The Story of Women in Air and Space
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Author: Jeannine Atkins
Published Date: 03 Mar 2003
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Original Languages: English
Format: Hardback::208 pages
ISBN10: 0374384509
Publication City/Country: United States
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Dimension: 162.6x 240.3x 20.1mm::430.92g
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