Library's review
Nine fascinating stories of balloon flights from the 1780s to the early 1900s. Period drawings and photographs bring military, science, and adventure flights to life. Source Notes, Bibliography.
Genres
Publication
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (2010), Edition: 1, 144 pages
Description
This volume traces the evolution of the balloon era, from 1783-1912, and examines the exploits of the men and women who flew in them, parachuted from them, and sometimes died in them. 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 dramatuc period artwork, here are the stories of the pioneers of human flight, such as daredevil Sophie Blanchard from Napoleon's France, and Solmon Andree, who lead an aerial assault on the North Pole in 1897. --from publisher description
Awards
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book (Nonfiction — 2010)
Great Reads from Great Places (Nebraska — 2012)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
144
Physical description
144 p.; 9.31 inches
ISBN
0374370141 / 9780374370145
DDC/MDS
910.4 |