Stories Of Balloon Adventure


Leído por Steve C

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In the following pages will be found brief narratives of some of the more famous incidents and exciting episodes which mark the history of ballooning.
No attempt has been made at a consecutive account of the progress of aerostation, and as far as possible no technical terms have been used, except those which were found to be absolutely essential to exactness in description.

In the choice of incidents, I have been chiefly guided by the presence of adventure, and by the relative importance of the incident to the subject as a whole. (Preface by Frank Mundell - 1897).

Stories of Balloon Adventure was one in a series of inspirational texts and ‘heroic writings of daring deeds’ by the Victorian author Frank Mundell and published by The Sunday School Union. Frank Mundell wrote a significant number of books for children (both boys and girls) and young adults and many of these were distributed and presented to them through their Sunday schools. (Steve C) - Summary by Steve C (3 hr 50 min)

Capítulos

Chapter I - The First Balloons 7:58 Leído por Steve C
Chapter II - Early Ascents 13:24 Leído por Steve C
Chapter III - The First Ascent In England 14:30 Leído por Steve C
Chapter IV - Across The Channel 9:30 Leído por Steve C
Chapter V - Flood And Fire 10:37 Leído por Steve C
Chapter VI - The Father Of Modern Ballooning 23:01 Leído por Steve C
Chapter VII - Over The Alps 5:40 Leído por Steve C
Chapter VIII - Strange Adventures 21:06 Leído por Steve C
Chapter IX - Seven Miles High 11:56 Leído por Steve C
Chapter X - A Terrible Experience 11:24 Leído por Steve C
Chapter XI - 'Twixt Sea And Sky 16:51 Leído por Steve C
Chapter XII - Drops From Cloudland 18:12 Leído por Steve C
Chapter XIII - Tragic Adventures 16:59 Leído por Steve C
Chapter XIV - Which Way Does The Wind Blow? 10:26 Leído por Steve C
Chapter XV - Burnaby's Travels In The Air 23:21 Leído por Steve C
Chapter XVI - With Andrée Across The Baltic 15:07 Leído por Steve C