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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gorgeous and informative book
I've read most of the books written on balloons and dirigibles. I'm maybe a little obsessed with the story of Alberto Santos-Dumont. I once had a conversation with Tom Crouch at the Smithsonian after he gave a talk on the Wright Brothers about why he sort of ignored Santos-Dumont. It may have been just a matter of emphasis. Anyway this is an absolutely wonderful book...
Published on December 6, 2009 by Paul Tucker
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Lighter than air
Probably well done but not exactly readable. Too little on the rigid airships era and too much elsewhere to keep the interest. When I read the review in Aviation History I expected much more on rigid airships. So while a personal disappointment, for anyone interested in background history and even possible future use the book would be fine.
Published 24 months ago by H. Hartzell
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Lighter than air,
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This review is from: Lighter Than Air: An Illustrated History of Balloons and Airships (Hardcover)
Probably well done but not exactly readable.
Too little on the rigid airships era and too much elsewhere to keep the interest. When I read the review in Aviation History I expected much more on rigid airships. So while a personal disappointment, for anyone interested in background history and even possible future use the book would be fine.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gorgeous and informative book,
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This review is from: Lighter Than Air: An Illustrated History of Balloons and Airships (Hardcover)
I've read most of the books written on balloons and dirigibles. I'm maybe a little obsessed with the story of Alberto Santos-Dumont. I once had a conversation with Tom Crouch at the Smithsonian after he gave a talk on the Wright Brothers about why he sort of ignored Santos-Dumont. It may have been just a matter of emphasis. Anyway this is an absolutely wonderful book chock full of great images and although I consider myself well versed in lighter than air history I found Crouch's book extremely interesting. It is a feast of LTA stories, personalities, and photographs. By far the best single volume on LTA history.
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Lighter Than Air: An Illustrated History of Balloons and Airships by Tom D. Crouch (Hardcover - January 2, 2009)
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