The Eagle Aloft: Two Centuries of the Balloon in America

This book is a comprehensive history of the balloon in the United Stated, filled with new information gathered from a variety of primary sources. Handsomely illustrated, it is fully annotated and offers a full bibliography of the subject. The crowd-pleasing exhibition balloonists of the 19th century, long-distance aerial voyagers, Civil War ballooning, balloon racing, and scientific ballooning are all covered in detail.