TECHNOLOGY
Bristow, David L.

Sky Sailors: True Stories of the Balloon Era

(2) 4-6 The skies were explored by various balloonists from the first flight in 1783 until the advent of the airplane. Bristow has collected nine stories about the balloon era, written in an anecdotal fashion with lots of dialogue and an emphasis on the strange, the dangerous, and the exciting. Captioned illustrations, in both color and black and white, complement the text. Bib.

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