Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Weeks_in_a_Balloon Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijf_weken_in_een_luchtballon

Release date is 2006-08-20

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"Vijf weken in een luchtballon" by Jules Verne is an adventure novel published in 1863. The story follows Samuel Ferguson, an ingenious adventurer, who embarks on a scientific expedition across unexplored Africa by hot air balloon with his servant Joe and friend Richard Kennedy. Using a revolutionary altitude control system, the trio journeys from Zanzibar to the Atlantic coast, seeking to connect existing geographical knowledge while encountering hostile tribes, dangerous wildlife, and the harsh Sahara desert. Their mission includes solving the mystery of the Nile's source. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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