The Great Balloon Voyage

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By Esther M. Douty

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It was a great voyage by any standard - until 1910, the longest balloon trip ever made in America and one of the longest ever made anywhere in the world. Using John Wise's west-to-east current, the Atlantic flew from St. Louis, Missouri, to Henderson, New York, more than 800 miles in nineteen hours. Here, in this essay, is the little-told story of Wise's triumph.

The Great Balloon Voyage