Bibliograph

Lady Icarus, balloonmania and the brief, bold life of Sophie Blanchard, Deborah Noyes

Type

Label

Lady Icarus, balloonmania and the brief, bold life of Sophie Blanchard, Deborah Noyes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-143) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Intended audience

Adolescent

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lady Icarus

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Deborah Noyes

Sub title

balloonmania and the brief, bold life of Sophie Blanchard

Summary

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

Target audience

adolescent

Creator