Lincoln's Flying Spies: Thaddeus Lowe and the Civil War Balloon Corps
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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 generals on the ground: Union troops were finally driving back the Confederate forces. Lowe's message was transmitted to the War Department in Washington, where President Abraham Lincoln read his flying... More
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Publisher | Calkins Creek Books |
Binding | Hardcover (3 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 112 |
ISBN-10 | 1590787196 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1590787199 |
Publication Date | 10/01/2010 |
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