Thread Of The Silkworm (Paperback, New edition)


Thread of the Silkworm tells the story of one of the most monumental blunders the United States committed during its era of McCarthyism. It is the biography of Dr.Tsien Hsue-shen, a pioneer of the American space age who was mysteriously accused of being a Communist and deported to China, where he became-to America's continuing chagrin-the father of the Chinese missile program.

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Thread of the Silkworm tells the story of one of the most monumental blunders the United States committed during its era of McCarthyism. It is the biography of Dr.Tsien Hsue-shen, a pioneer of the American space age who was mysteriously accused of being a Communist and deported to China, where he became-to America's continuing chagrin-the father of the Chinese missile program.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

BasicBooks

Country of origin

United States

Release date

November 1996

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

November 1996

Authors

Dimensions

181 x 228 x 23mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

352

Edition

New edition

ISBN-13

978-0-465-00678-6

Barcode

9780465006786

Categories

LSN

0-465-00678-7



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