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FIFTY: The Stars, the States, and the Stories

Alabama: It Is Rocket Science

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Pat McCauley, a novice reporter for the Huntsville Times, is finally entrusted with a real scoop: an ex-Nazi scientist who is now working for the U.S. government wants to talk to the press. Pat is thrilled and makes arrangements to meet with the mysterious man, but he's not prepared for the scope of the conversation and what this means for the future of American Rocket Science.

Note: Though this is historical fiction and the characters have been developed to accommodate a story, their attributes and development may be useful as reference points and inspirations.

25 MINUTES

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