The Balloonists: The History of the First Aeronauts - Softcover

Rolt, L. T. C.

 
9780750942027: The Balloonists: The History of the First Aeronauts

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Beginning in 1783, when balloons first took flight, this is a complete history of balloons and the intrepid people who flew in them. It includes the first Channel crossing, showmen (and women) aeronauts, the largest balloon and the use of balloons in war. This entertaining book is the classic work on the subject and includes a foreword by aeronaut Don Cameron.

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L.T.C. Rolt wrote biographies on the great British engineers, such as Brunel and the Stephensons, as well as the story of his exploration of England’s canals, Narrow Boat and his 3-volume autobiography, The Landscape Trilogy. He died in 1974.
 
 

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