The fate of Donaldson and Grimwood, in a balloon voyage from Chicago : written from the facts as developed during the preparations and departure of the balloon, and from the notes of Grimwood, as well as from the fact of the balloon floundering on midlake, as seen by the men Anderssen and Rasmussen, the captain and mate of the little schooner Guide, and from the experience of falling into the sea and into lakes by the writer of this narrative.
1875
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The fate of Donaldson and Grimwood, in a balloon voyage from Chicago : written from the facts as developed during the preparations and departure of the balloon, and from the notes of Grimwood, as well as from the fact of the balloon floundering on midlake, as seen by the men Anderssen and Rasmussen, the captain and mate of the little schooner Guide, and from the experience of falling into the sea and into lakes by the writer of this narrative.
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Philadelphia : John Wise, 1875.
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English
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1 online resource (23 pages) : illustrations.
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Cover title: Donaldson and Grimwood. A true account of their last balloon voyage and tragic death in the boisterous waters of Lake Michigan. From papers picked up in the lake which they had thrown overboard previous to their death.
Written by John Wise, balloonist and balloon manufacturer.
"Wescott & Thomson, stereotypers and electrotypers, Philada. Selheimer & Moore, printers, 501 Chestnut Street."--verso of title page.
Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
Written by John Wise, balloonist and balloon manufacturer.
"Wescott & Thomson, stereotypers and electrotypers, Philada. Selheimer & Moore, printers, 501 Chestnut Street."--verso of title page.
Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
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Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Maps and Travel Literature.
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