Lady Icarus: Balloonmania and the Brief, Bold Life of Sophie Blanchard by Deborah Noyes

Lady Icarus: Balloonmania and the Brief, Bold Life of Sophie Blanchard by Deborah Noyes

A riveting middle-grade biography about Sophie Blanchard, the first woman to work as a professional aeronaut in France in the late 1700s, set against the thrilling backdrop of early flight.

Before Amelia Earhart, there was Sophie Blanchard, the first woman to earn her living in the air. While no one knows the fate of Earhart, a terrified crowd of thousands looked on as French aeronaut Sophie Blanchard met her end in a tragic blaze of glory over the streets of Paris in 1819.

But first, Blanchard made nearly 70 spectacular flights, survived a revolution, and become a court favorite of the emperor Napoleon (who gave her the title, Aeronaut of the Official Festivals) and later of the King of France. Set against the backdrop of the history of flight, watch as Balloonmania-- a phenomenon that riveted all of Europe-- took hold and inspired a great many artists authors, and dreamers.

This lively scrapbook-style biography with more than fifty black-and-white photos throughout, introduces a frightened, nervous girl who became a fearless legend in the skies.

DEBORAH NOYES is the author of nonfiction and fiction for children and adults, including The Magician and the Spirits, Ten Days a Madwoman, and Tooth & Claw, which received a starred review from School Library Journal and was described as accessible history for younger readers. She's also the editor and compiler of the Gothic! anthologies of short stories. Further information is available at deborahnoyes.com, and you can follow her on Twitter at @DeborahNoyes.

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ISBN 13	9780593122037
ISBN 10	0593122038
Title	Lady Icarus: Balloonmania and the Brief, Bold Life of Sophie Blanchard
Author	Deborah Noyes
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2022-03-08
Number of pages	176
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