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Graubard, Mark (1904-1992) Read [Volume 8, No. 1 (September 1, 1958)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.309 Author/Creator: Graubard, Mark (1904-1992) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Magazine Date: 1 September 1958 Pagination: 127 p. ; 19.5 x 13.6 cm. Order a Copy

One issue of Read Magazine dated September 1, 1958. Contains short stories and articles on the geography of the Middle East, space exploration and Alaskan statehood. Features an article entitled, "King Userkaf and the Rocket," an Egyptian pharaoh who desired to travel into space.

Userkaf, -2487 B.C.

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