Jarrow, Gail. <br/><br/>
Lincoln's flying spies :  Thaddeus Lowe and the Civil War balloon corps / 
Gail Jarrow. 
 - Honesdale, Pa. :  Calkins Creek,  c2010. 
 - 109 p. :  ill., map ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-103) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781590787199 (lib. bdg.) 1590787196 (lib. bdg.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010925627 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Lowe, T. S. C. 1832-1913 --Juvenile literature.<br/>Lowe, T. S. C. 1832-1913. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aeronautics, Military--History--United States--19th century--Juvenile literature.<br/>Ballooning--History--United States--19th century--Juvenile literature.<br/>Aeronautics, Military--History.<br/>Ballooning--History.<br/>Military aeronautics--History.--United States<br/>Balloons--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Balloons--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature.<br/>United States--History--Aerial operations--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature.<br/>United States--History--Balloons.--Civil War, 1861-1865<br/>United States--History--Aerial operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865<br/>United States--History--1861-1865, Civil War.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E 492.7  / .J37 2010