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The lost history of the lady aeronauts / Sharon Wright.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wright, Sharon (Journalist), author.
- Standardized Title:
- Balloonomania belles
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women balloonists--History.
- Women balloonists.
- Women in aeronautics--History.
- Women in aeronautics.
- Ballooning--History.
- Ballooning.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 181 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire ; Havertown, PA : Pen & Sword History, 2021.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Wonder Women
- ch. 2 Maiden Flights
- ch. 3 Sex, Scandal and Mrs Sage
- ch. 4 The Fabulous Birdwoman of France
- ch. 5 Mistresses of Misadventure
- ch. 6 The White-Knuckle World of Margaret Graham
- ch. 7 Queens of the American Clouds
- ch. 8 Champers and Hampers ... How the Other Half Flew
- ch. 9 Of Pluck and Parachutes
- ch. 10 The Lily Cove Mystery
- ch. 11 Balloonomania Sunset.
- Notes:
- First published in 2018 under title: Balloonomania belles.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781399005388
- 1399005383
- OCLC:
- 1242789686
- Publisher Number:
- 99988701497
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