Balloon Factory

Alexander Frater

RRP: £16.99

Publisher: PICADOR

Publication Date : 04/07/2008

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

A blend of history, biography, science and travel writing, this new book sees Frater go in search of the pioneers who built Britain's first flying machines in the early 20th century. His journey takes him to the balloon factory in Farnborough Common. Publication coincides with the Farnborough Air Show.

Publisher's description:

A book about a small, largely forgotten group of young men who, early in the twentieth century, competed to build and fly Britain's first aeroplane. It features the Balloon Factory, a cathedral-sized shed overlooking Farnborough Common, and its most celebrated occupant, the remarkable Sam Cody.

ISBN: 9780330433105