Holmes, Richard.  1945- <br/><br/>
Falling upwards :  how we took to the air / 
by Richard, Holmes. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - London :  Willian Collins,  2013. 
 - xii, 404 p. ;  ill., maps ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 372-377) and index. 
<br/><br/>Voices overhead -- The falling dream -- Fiery prospects -- Airy kingdoms -- Angel's eye -- Wild west wind -- Spies in the sky -- Gigantic voyages -- Vertical explorations -- Mariners of the upper atmosphere -- Paris airborne -- Extreme balloons -- Epilogue -- Classic balloon accounts. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780007386925 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013011128 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Balloonists--History.<br/>Ballooning--History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>387.73209  / HOL