Fear and Fire on the Air The Balloon Era to Zeppelin Threat
A historic reflection traces English fear from early balloons in 1784 to the modern airship menace. It notes a French invention stirring insecurity, a Chambers caricature, and imagined uses to strike English dockyards and colonies, alongside a stray domestic vignette about fear and imagination.
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Long the Chautauqua eloquent reformer and thinker
YVester A. Long speaks at Chautauqua as a balanced, earnest, and dramatic orator. He is a leading figure in the movement, delivering insightful talks that illuminate public questions and inspire renewed hope through vivid illustrations and humor.
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