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Falling Upwards chronicles the courageous men and women who first ascended into the sky, confronting the risks to unveil a new realm of human experience. Holmes examines why these pioneers ventured into the air, how contemporaries perceived their daring flights, and how their balloon journeys unexpectedly shed light on the secrets of our planet.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Richard Holmes
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