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The sky sailors : true stories of the balloon era

Title
The sky sailors : true stories of the balloon era / David L. Bristow.
Author
Bristow, David (David L.)
Publication
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2010.

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Description
134 p. : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.
Summary
An introduction to the history of ballooning introduces the pioneers of human flight and their contraptions which were used to cross large bodies of water, sail over enemy armies, and fly into storms, from 1783 until the early twentieth century.
Subject
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-134).
Call Number
JFE 11-2368
ISBN
  • 9780374370145
  • 0374370141
LCCN
2009037285
OCLC
2009037285
Author
Bristow, David (David L.)
Title
The sky sailors : true stories of the balloon era / David L. Bristow.
Imprint
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2010.
Edition
1st ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-134).
Research Call Number
JFE 11-2368
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