Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air

Physical description; xii, 404 p.: ill., maps; 25 cm. Contents; Voices overhead -- The falling dream -- Fiery prospects -- Airy kingdoms -- Angel's eye -- Wild west wind -- Spies in the sky -- Gigantic voyages -- Vertical explorations -- Mariners of the upper atmosphere -- Paris airborne -- Extreme balloons -- Epilogue -- Classic balloon accounts. Includes bibliographical references (p. 372-377) and index. Subjects; Ballooning--History.