Lincoln's flying spies : Thaddeus Lowe and the Civil War balloon corps / Gail Jarrow.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Honesdale, Pa. : Calkins Creek, c2010.Description: 109 p. : ill., map ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781590787199 (lib. bdg.)
  • 1590787196 (lib. bdg.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • E 492.7 .J37 2010
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-103) and index.

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.

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