Sky sailors : true stories of the balloon era /
For more than a century before airplanes, people explored the sky in balloons. From 1783 to the early 1900s, aeronauts flew into storms, crossed large bodies of water, sailed over enemy armies, and soared to deadly altitudes. Illustrated in full color with dramatic period artwork, here are the stori...
| Main Author: | Bristow, David (David L.) |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Farrar Straus Giroux,
[2010]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
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