Operation Springboard: A True-to- Life Adventure of the Spage Age

Duell, Sloan And Pearce, , 1958. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. from a library, clean, normal library wear and markings, old style library Brodart ,The jacket is shelf rubbed and edgeworn.Some library markings and scarring.Some tape residue marks. slightly weak binding- young boy works with rocket scientist on a special project. Chester Pawling, keenly interested in space travel, is invited to work at a base in the South Pacific where the great scientist, Dr. Havensson, is conducting highly secret experiments. That is just the beginning of a grand adventure that fulfills Chester s dream of traveling into space. But it is not simple or safe. A rival national group has launched a rocket ship and a dangerous space race has begun. Chester, who is physically handicapped, gets more than one chance to prove that he is as capable as any other member of the crew. Good reading copy. 168 pp.