1745-1819

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1745-1819

Up & down

the adventures of John Jeffries, first American to fly
  • Brown, Don
The incomparable Don Brown chronicles the ballooning misadventures of John Jeffries, scientist and aviation pioneer.
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A voyage in the clouds

the (mostly) true story of the first international flight by balloon in 1785
  • Olshan, Matthew
A picture book inspired by the true story of how the first international flight was an Englishman and a Frenchman who rode in a balloon across the English Channel.
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