Falling Upwards Tells The Story Of The Enigmatic Group Of Men And Women Who First Risked Their Lives To Take To The Air, And So Discovered A New Dimension Of Human Experience. Why They Did It, What Their Contemporaries Thought Of Them, And How Their Flights Revealed The Secrets Of Our Planet In Wholly Unexpected Ways Is Its Subject. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1.the Falling Dream -- 2.fiery Prospects -- 3.airy Kingdoms -- 4.angel's Eye -- 5.wild West Wind -- 6.spies In The Sky -- 7.gigantic Voyages -- 8.vertical Explorations -- 9.mariners Of The Upper Atmosphere -- 10.paris Airborne -- 11.extreme Balloons. Richard Holmes. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [372]-377) And Index.
Categories:
- Sports & Outdoors
- Miscellaneous
- Air Sports & Recreation
- Miscellaneous
Publisher : Collins Distribution
Author : Holmes, Richard
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2013-04-25
Number Of Pages : 416
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0007386923
ISBN-13 : 9780007386925
Item weight : 1.81 lb
Dimensions : 1.65 in x 6.06 in x 9.29 in
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