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The First Air Voyage in the United States: The Story of Jean-Pierre Blanchard

by Alexandra Wallner

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Recounts the voyage of an eighteenth-century French aeronaut by hot air balloon from Philadelphia to Woodbury, New Jersey, in 1793.
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Recounts the voyage of an eighteenth-century French aeronaut by hot air balloon from Philadelphia to Woodbury, New Jersey, in 1793.

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An introduction to the great early balloonist follows Blanchard's construction of a hot-air balloon, his history-making first flights, his achievements in England and America, the scientific experiments he conducted, and the first air-mail letter.
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