Ballooning
Subtitle: a history, 1782-1900
By: S.L. Kotar and J.E. Gessler
Contributors: Gessler, J. E.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780786449415
Subjects: Ballooning; Hot air balloons; History
Description: "This book chronicles not only the development and advances in hot air ballooning but provides insights into the people who developed the sport--many of whom lost their lives in the process. The book concludes at the beginning of the 20th century, when the age of the airplane rendered hot air balloons all but obsolete for nonrecreational applications"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.