Up and Down : The Adventures of John Jeffries, First American to Fly
Bok av Don Brown
Swept up by the European ballooning craze of the 1780s, Boston-born Dr. John Jeffries longed to become the first person to fly across the English Channel. But first he had to outwit a rascally copilot, keep the balloon from bursting, and avoid crashing into the sea. Full color.