Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air: An Unconventional History of Ballooning

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(Vintage, 2014) by Richard Holmes

In this wonderful fusion of history, art, science, and biography, author Richard Holmes takes us on an eclectic tour through the 19th-century’s ballooning craze, bringing to life the stories of the daring men and women who first risked their lives to take to the air.

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