by Donald Dale Jackson and the editors of Time-Life Books.
Morristown, N.J. :
School and library distribution by Silver Burdett,
c1980.
176 p. :
ill. ;
29 cm.
The Epic of flight ;
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-171) and index.
"Show us the way to the skies" -- Heyday of the high-flying showmen -- An unlikely recruit for war -- Lifting science toward the edge of space -- The challenge and joy of a precarious sport.
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An account of ballooning from the late 18th century to the present.