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Dickson, Paul, author.

Title Sputnik : the shock of the century / Paul Dickson.

Publication Info.	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019]
	©2001

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Description	1 online resource (310 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note	Print version record.
Contents	Intro -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- One. Sputnik Night -- Two. Gravity Fighters -- Three. Vengeance Rocket -- Four. An Open Sky -- Five. The Birth of Sputnik -- Six. Red Monday -- Seven. Dog Days -- Eight. American Birds -- Nine. Ike Scores -- Ten. Sputnik's Legacy -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Sputnik's Long, Lexical Orbit -- Author's Note, Acknowledgments, and Dedication -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover
Subject	Sputnik satellites -- History.
	Sputnik satellites -- Political aspects -- History.
	Artificial satellites, Russian -- Political aspects -- United States.
	Cold War.
	United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
	Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
	Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
	Sputnik satellites. (OCoLC)fst01131024
	Soviet Union. (OCoLC)fst01210281
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	Cold War (1945-1989) (OCoLC)fst01754978
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form:	Print version: Dickson, Paul. Sputnik. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019] 1496215729 (OCoLC)1089959829
ISBN	9781496216403 (electronic book)
	1496216407 (electronic book)

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