The Great Race Fight to the Finish |
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| Series title: | The Great Race: Fight to the Finish Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5382-0833-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2017 |
| Publisher: | Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
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| Book Format: | Multiple copy pack |
| List Price: | USD $505.80 |
Book Description:
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"The urge to be the first, the best, or have the most seems to be a compulsion of many throughout recorded history. Sometimes, this impulse leads to great scientific or technological breakthroughs. If the United States and the USSR hadn't vied for supremacy in space travel, the Apollo astronauts might never have landed on the moon. This thrilling series showcases a variety of races, including actual sprints around the world via sailboat, the more symbolic and potentially destructive...
More Description"The urge to be the first, the best, or have the most seems to be a compulsion of many throughout recorded history. Sometimes, this impulse leads to great scientific or technological breakthroughs. If the United States and the USSR hadn't vied for supremacy in space travel, the Apollo astronauts might never have landed on the moon. This thrilling series showcases a variety of races, including actual sprints around the world via sailboat, the more symbolic and potentially destructive nuclear arms race, and even the competition between two paleontologists to find the most dinosaur fossils. History is full of great stories."