Reach for the Skies : Ballooning, Birdmen and Blasting into Space

Reach for the Skies As far back as stories go, pioneers have reached for the skies. In the last two hundred years, they have mastered the air and made the modern world possible. Today they are bringing outer space within our reach. In this book, the author looks at the history of flight through the stories and people who have inspired him throughout his life.