Stories Of Balloon Adventure


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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)

Kapitel

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