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The Trans-Atlantic Balloon [from the Troy Whig]

"The Trans-Atlantic Balloon [from the Troy Whig]." New York Saturday Press. 12 Apr. 1859: 4.
Type: 
newspaper
Genre: 
journalism
Abstract: 

Mr. John La Mountain, a noted aeronaut, has almost completed arrangements for construction of a hot air balloon which he will attempt to use to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Details of the balloon’s size and construction are provided.