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Excerpt from Journal of My Forty-Fifth Ascension: Being the First Performed in America, on the Ninth of January, 1793And here I request the indulgence of my readers for the style of my narrative - Elegance is not what I aim at in this perform ance: Truth is intended as its sole ornament.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of...

In the 21st century - the age of the budget airline - where quick and reliable air travel is available to a large segment of society, it seems hard to comprehend that it is less than 250 years since the first human took to the skies. Although the wing of the bird seemed like the most obvious natural mechanism to attempt replicate, it was actually contained hot air, as demonstrated by the Montgolfiers and their balloon, that gave birth to the e...

Excerpt from Journal of My Forty-Fifth Ascension: Being the First Performed in America, on the Ninth of January, 1793And here I request the indulgence of my readers for the style of my narrative - Elegance is not what I aim at in this perform ance: Truth is intended as its sole ornament.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of...

This facinating account of the first successful flight in the United States is paired with a facsimile of the 1793 text chronicling the first American hot air balloon ascent traveling from Philadelphia to Woodbury, New Jersey.