Jim Lantos

Balloons (Pictorial America): Vintage Images of America's Living Past Jim Lantos

Brief Description: Over 60 images relating to balloons in a full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images free for personal use drawn from historical and modern sources and includes prints, paintings, illustrations, and photographs. This small gem is the ideal gift for all who dream of fantastical flight in balloons, derrigibles, and blimps.

Contributor Bio:  Applewood Books Applewood Books, publishers of America's living past, was founded in 1976. Since then, the company has published over 5,000 works, of which they've sold many millions of individual copies. Applewood's mission is to build a picture of America and American culture through primary sources. Among Applewood's best-selling titles are the "Books of American Wisdom" which include reprints of important American documents, essays, speeches, and poems.