Lincoln's Flying Spies : : Thaddeus Lowe and the Civil War Balloon Corps
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Eye in the sky -- Following the clouds -- Aeronaut over Washington -- Balloon Corps is born -- "The most shot-at man in the war" -- Into battle -- Final conflict -- Grounded.
Describes the contributions made to the Union's efforts in the Civil War by Thaddeus Lowe and a corps of hot air balloonists who helped spy on the Confederate army, despite becoming targets in the war themselves.
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PUBLISHED
Honesdale, Pa. : Calkins Creek, c2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 109 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
READING LEVEL
Lexile: 1060
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781590787199 (lib. bdg.)
1590787196 (lib. bdg.)
SUBJECTS
Lowe, T. S. C. -- 1832-1913.
Aeronautics, Military -- History.
Ballooning -- History.
United States -- Balloons. -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- Aerial operations. -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- History -- 1861-1865, Civil War.