The Wizard of The Winds by Van Orman. Ward T.,

Hard back book with colour pictorial dust jacket, 280 pages , illustrated with B/W plates and drawings, 28 chapters, appendix with 6 sections, results of balloon races.

In the author's preface he writes, “ The book is an illumination of early balloon racing in America and Europe, a narration of the hardships endured and some of the scientific challenges dealt with by the early pioneer balloonists. It is also a personal review of the incredible airship industry of Akron, Ohio, and of the magnificent union of German and American engineers who jointly dreamed and built there together …”