by L. T. C. Rolt · Sutton · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780750942027
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«The Balloonists» is L. T. C. Rolt's essay on aviation history, published by Sutton in paperback (272 pages, in English).
History of the first aeronauts, from the Montgolfier flight in 1783 to 1903, the year of the Wright brothers' first flight. It covers Channel crossings, feats of aeronauts and female pioneers, attempts to cross the Atlantic, and the military use of balloons, with extracts from diaries and contemporary engravings.
2006 edition with a foreword by Don Cameron; originally published in 1966 as «The Aeronauts: A History of Ballooning 1783-1903».
Popular reading for those interested in the history of aviation, hot-air balloons, and great feats of exploration.
