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100 1 _aVerne, Jules,
_d1828-1905
240 1 0 _aCinq semaines en ballon. English
245 1 0 _aFive Weeks in a Balloon :
_bOr, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2002
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Weeks_in_a_Balloon
500 _aPublisher's note: "Compiled in French by Jules Verne, from the original notes of Dr. Ferguson; and done into English by "William Lackland." Dr. Ferguson is the fictional protagonist. William Lackland is the pseudonym of the anonymous translator, used by the New York publisher for this 1869 edition, as archived at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, cf.: http://www.sil.si.edu/imagegalaxy/imagegalaxy_imageDetail.cfm?id_image=7666
500 _aRelease date is 2002-11-01
508 _aJudy Boss and David Widger
520 _a"Five Weeks in a Balloon" by Jules Verne is an adventure novel published in 1863. Dr. Samuel Fergusson, his manservant Joe, and professional hunter Richard Kennedy set out to cross unexplored Africa in a hydrogen balloon with a revolutionary altitude-control mechanism. Their journey from Zanzibar to Senegal aims to link the expeditions of famous explorers while searching for the source of the Nile. The travelers face hostile tribes, environmental dangers, and dramatic conflicts as they navigate the mysterious continent through perseverance and fortunate timing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Appleton & Co., 1869
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aAfrica -- Fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aTravel -- Fiction
653 _aBalloons -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3526
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