Lighter than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Female Pilot
by Matthew Clark Smith (Author)
ISBN: 9781406386257
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Weight: 175g
Dimensions: 280 x 200 (mm)
Description:
Take to the skies with the beautifully told tale of Sophie Blanchard - a woman meant for the air - as she discovers the incomparable sensation of flight. Behold the story of Sophie Blanchard, an extraordinary woman who is largely forgotten despite her claim to being the very first female pilot in history. In eighteenth-century France, "balloonomania" has fiercely gripped the nation ...