The sky sailors true stories of the balloon era
An illustrated history of balloonists who flew into storms and over large bodies of water in hot air balloons from 1783 to the 1900s.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar Straus Giroux,
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | An illustrated history of balloonists who flew into storms and over large bodies of water in hot air balloons from 1783 to the 1900s. |
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| Physical Description: | 134 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780374370145 : 0374370141 |
| Author Notes: | DAVID L. BRISTOW is also the author of A Dirty, Wicked Town: Tales of 19th Century Omaha . He is associate director for research and publications at the Nebraska State Historical Society and editor of Nebraska History Magazine. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. Sky Sailors is his first children's book. |
