Project Gutenberg 2025-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 207 Coxwell, Henry Tracey 1819 1900 My life and balloon experiences : $b With a supplementary chapter on military ballooning $aLondon :$bW. H. Allen & Co., $c1887. Susan E., David E. Brown, E. Nauda, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "My Life and Balloon Experiences" by Henry Coxwell is an autobiographical account written in the late 19th century that details the author's personal anecdotes and experiences in ballooning, alongside a supplementary chapter discussing military ballooning. The narrative reflects his fascination with aërostation from childhood through adulthood, capturing his early years, the thrill of witnessing balloon launches, and the daring adventures he embarked upon throughout his career. At the start of the memoir, Coxwell recounts his upbringing, sharing vivid memories of his childhood near Rochester, England. He describes early experiences with military life, school, and an overwhelming curiosity about balloons that ultimately shapes his future. The opening sets the tone for a recollection filled with youthful exuberance and the reckless spirit of adventure as he navigates boyhood, engages in mischievous escapades, and gradually transitions into the world of aëronautics, hinting at the thrilling accounts of his ballooning adventures to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/39002079280476.med.yale.edu/mode/2up 20241013073021coxwell 1887 GB Reading ease score: 58.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Balloons Coxwell, Henry Tracey, 1819-1900 TL Text Category: Biographies Category: Adventure 423288 2025-07-30T03:34:11.519350 text/html 397661 2025-02-20T01:53:20 text/html 652366 2025-07-30T03:34:18.262891 application/epub+zip 653204 2025-07-30T03:34:13.094395 application/epub+zip 338208 2025-07-30T03:34:12.216379 application/epub+zip 1330116 2025-07-30T03:34:22.148790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1050212 2025-07-30T03:34:17.484794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380803 2025-07-30T03:34:10.630390 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 360802 2025-02-20T01:53:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15871 2025-07-30T03:34:22.322765 application/rdf+xml 24390 2025-07-30T03:34:12.436351 image/jpeg 3329 2025-07-30T03:34:12.323395 image/jpeg 1214072 2025-07-30T03:34:11.598381 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia