Lincoln's Flying Spies: Thaddeus Lowe and the Civil War Balloon Corps

by Gail Jarrow

Book Overview

On June 1, 1862, Thaddeus Lowe floated above a fierce Civil War battle in a silk hydrogen balloon. From the wicker basket dangling a thousand feet above ground, he telegraphed a message to Northern... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590787196
• ISBN13: 9781590787199
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.5" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7