Balloon madness : flights of imagination in Britain, 1783-1786 / Clare Brant.

"'All the world is mad about balloons' observers recorded during the craze in Britain that lasted from 1783 to 1786. Excitement about the new invention spread rapidly, inspiring hopes, visions, fashions, celebrations, satires, imaginary heroics and real adventures. In this sparkling account, Brant u...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brant, Clare, 1960- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge : Boydell Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Hot air balloons > History.
Balloons > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Ballooning > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Ballooning > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Balloons.
Great Britain.
1700-1799
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:x, 343 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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