My life and balloon experiences [Part 2]
Coxwell, Henry 1819-19001889
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Main title:
My life and balloon experiences [Part 2] / Henry Coxwell.
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Edition:
Second series.
Imprint:
London : W. H. Allen & Co., 1889.
Collation:
xi,283p. : frontis., plates ; 19cm.
Notes:
The author was born in Wouldham Parsonage, and later moved to Chatham, where he went to school. He was one of the most celebrated balloonists of the latter half of the 19th century, and repeatedly tried to get the British government to make military use of balloons. He assisted the Prussians during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. Part 1 of his life and experiences was published in 1887.Hbk.
Language:
English
BRN:
2144011
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