Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Voices Overhead

  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

Epilogue

Classic Balloon Accounts

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Bibliography

References

Index

About the Author

Illustrations

Other Books by This Author