Ballooning
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-4941-5 (ISBN)
The hot air balloon has a fascinating history of much trial and error, scientific research and bold adventure. This book chronicles the development and advances in the endeavor and also provides insights into the people who developed the sport--many of whom lost their lives in the process. The book traces the history of ballooning from the Montgolfier brothers' first experiments with a paper balloon in Annonay, France, in 1782, through the next several decades, when the sport's waning novelty forced aeronauts to develop bigger, better and more dangerous tricks. It concludes at the beginning of the 20th century, when the age of the airplane rendered hot air balloons all but obsolete.
S.L. Kotar of St. Louis has been writing (together with J.E. Gessler) for more than four decades, beginning with scripts for television’s Gunsmoke. The late J.E. Gessler lived in St. Louis.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. 1782—In the Beginning: A Voador, a Cock, a Duck and a Sheep
2. 1783—Monsters and Aeronauts
3. 1784—Big Ascensions
4. Rowing with Wings and Other Oddities
5. A Reservation for Hope
6. Don Quixote de la Manche
7. Destinies Played Out
8. Balloons at War
9. Playing Catch-up
10. The Sad Tale of Francis Barrett and the Great English Balloon
11. The Skies Belong to Garnerin
12. James Sadler and the Real Great English Balloon
13. The Women of Aerostation
14. (Mostly) Magnificent Balloon Ascensions: 1812–1819
15. For the World Is Green and I Have Touched the Sky
16. Candidates for Aeronautical Distinction
17. Mr. Harris and Miss Stocks: The Journey Unforeseen
18. The Aftermath and Beyond
19. The Case of the Pastry Cook and a Great Tragedy
20. An Astonishing Resurrection
21. Notwithstanding, Notwithstanding, Notwithstanding...
22. Ballooning in the Americas
23. The Europeans Continue to Make Headlines
24. American Barnstormers and E.A. Poe’s Great Hoax
25. All Balloons, Great and Small
26. More News from the Continent
27. “No Preventing Providence”
28. “A Little Relief from the Ordinary Cares of Life”
29. Crossing the Atlantic—Or Not
30. Higher Than Anyone Had Gone Before
31. Great Plans, Tragedies and a Civil War
32. Civilian Ballooning During and After the Civil War
33. Of Songs, Circuses and “No-Goes”
34. The “Impossibility” of Aerial Navigation
35. News That Shocked the World
36. Seekers After the Philosopher’s Stone
37. “Paddy-Whacks” but “No Balloon Rackets!”
38. Flying Too High
39. “A Ridiculous ‘Flunk’”
Appendix: Glossary
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.1.2011 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 33 photos, notes, bibliography, glossary, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 526 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte | |
| Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau | |
| Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-4941-1 / 0786449411 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-4941-5 / 9780786449415 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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