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The American Historical Review 



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Cover illustration: The first rocket lest from Cape Canaveral, July 24, 19,^^. The missile was a German V-2 with a 

 small American second stage perched on lop. Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force. See the article in this issue by 

 Waller A. McDougall, "Technocracy and Statecraft in the Space Age — I oward the History of a Saltation" (pp. 

 1010-40). 



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