Runaway Balloon

Runaway Balloon

Author: Burke Davis

Publisher: Coward Mc Cann

Published: 1976-01-01

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13: 9780698203723

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Recounts the brief and near-disastrous history of the balloon created by the Confederate army to spy on Federal troops who had used the same means to observe Southern troop movements.


The Mystery of the Hot Air Balloon

The Mystery of the Hot Air Balloon

Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0807554200

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After a hot-air balloon lands in their yard, the Aldens are invited to help out at a balloon festival! But when one balloon is mysteriously released without passengers, it looks like someone is trying to ruin the festival!


Popular Mechanics

Popular Mechanics

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1921-06

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13:

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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.


The Ultimate Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook

The Ultimate Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook

Author: David Borgenicht

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2012-09-07

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1452121230

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Four hundred scenarios from all of the bestselling books in the series—with dozens of new entries—from being kicked by a zebra to breakup texts. With over 10 million copies sold worldwide, the Worst-Case Scenario series has been preparing readers for dangers of all kinds for more than a decade. This handsome compendium is truly the ultimate guide for handling life’s inevitable Worst-Case Scenarios, collecting—for the first time—hundreds of the best and most crucial scenarios from across the entire 26-book series, along with dozens of all new and expanded scenarios, charts, and expert tips. Topical, tabloid-style pages explore more than 100 subjects, from storms to stampedes to technology failures and beyond, with special sections highlighting critical information on starting fires, animal encounters, emergency signals, “Can I eat that?” questions, and more. Packed with expert advice and sturdy enough to stop a tiger bite, this gifty tome will keep longtime fans and new initiates safe and entertained in equal measure. Praise for the Worst-Case Scenario Survival series “What this book lacks in spiritual enlightenment, it more than makes up for with the practical advice you thought you’d never need. Yet it’s only when you read about how to deliver a baby in the back of a taxi, surviving quicksand and mastering awkward lift silences that you realize just how handy a book like this could come in. Some day.” —The Irish Times “There is something for everyone. It has a wide range of scenarios from dangerous to just downright irritating . . . It is fun, witty, entertaining and you learn something along the way too.” —Quill Quotes


Camp Tyson

Camp Tyson

Author: Shannon McFarlin

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017-01-23

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1439659281

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In 1941, Paris, Tennessee, became the home of Camp Tyson. The 2,000-acre camp named for Knoxville World War I veteran Brig. Gen. Lawrence Tyson was built by some 800 laborers and consisted of 450 buildings including barracks, a hospital, and a theater. Over the course of World War II, the camp grew to about 6,000 acres in size and served as a training ground for as many as 25,000 servicemen, as well as a POW camp for many Germans and Italian prisoners. At Camp Tyson, soldiers trained to construct, maintain, and operate barrage balloons. These balloons were successfully used to provide anti-aircraft protection during World War I and again in World War II with the help of those trained in Henry County. However, the atomic bomb made barrage balloons obsolete, and after the war, Camp Tyson was decommissioned.


LIFE

LIFE

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Publisher:

Published: 1958-02-10

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13:

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LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.