The land of pluck; stories and sketches for young folk (1894)
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Century Co. · leaf 256
er, the name of two brothers. They werethe first men who ever sent a balloon up in the air. Thiswas in the summer-time, about a hundred years ago. Where did they get the gas ? asked Henri, hurriedly,for the bonne was looking at him, with her lips pressedimpatiently. They did nt use gas at all, my… … BALLOONING THROUGH A SNOW-STORM. Oh! said Henri, as the bonne took hold of his hand, I do wish I could stay all day and hear more about bal-loons, and how often you have been up in them! So do I. Ask your papa, my boy. He can tell you,I think, all about Montgolfier, and Lunardi, and Gay-Lussac, and…
Children's stories, American
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