A Girl's Guide to Missiles: Growing Up in America's Secret Desert
by Karen Piper
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- Nonfiction
Year Published 2018
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- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- California, Southern--Social life and customs--20th century
- Social life and customs
- Guided missiles--United States--History--Anecdotes
- Young women--West (U.S.)--Biography
- Piper, Earl Marwin, 1922-2005
- Electronic technicians--United States--Biography
- California, Southern
- Piper, Mary Dahlstrom
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- Piper, Karen Lynnea, 1965-
- Piper, Earl Marwin
- West (U.S.)
- Naval Ordnance Test Station (China Lake, Calif.)--Employees--Biography
- Guided missiles
- Autobiographies
- Cold War
- Biography & Autobiography | Military
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- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Electronic technicians
- History
- United States. Office of Strategic Services--Biography
- United States
- Naval Ordnance Test Station (China Lake, Cali
- Young women
- Biography / Autobiography
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
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