THE EAGLE ALOFT. Two Centuries Of The Balloon In America.

Written by Tom D. Crouch
Published by Smithsonian Institution in 1983, 770 pages, illustrated in b&w.
 
"A comprehensive history of the balloon in the United States, this book is filled with new information gathered from a variety of primary sources. Handsomely illustrated, it is fully annotated and offers a full bibliography of the subject. The crowd-pleasing exhibition balloonists of the 19th century, long-distance aerial voyagers, Civil War ballooning, balloon racing, and scientific ballooning are all covered in detail."

FINE- HARDCOVER, FINE- DUST JACKET.
10"l x 7"w x 2-1/2"w
Weight: 4# 1oz.