The Paper Balloon
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The Paper Balloon
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$25.99
Regular price $31.99
They became dear, devoted friends who, if they passed on the sidewalk, wouldn’t have recognized each other.
Early aviation.
The Wright brothers.
The very first U.S. Army aeronautical detachment.
A train that blew through town without ever stopping.
All of it sets the stage for the remarkable story of Sgt. Herbert Marcus and Marie Dalton.
Marcus was a Canadian-American adventure-seeker who joined the U.S. Army with one dream in mind—getting close to anything that could fly. Marie was a middle-class factory girl with a quiet faith that shaped everything about her life. Their unlikely meeting made the April 11, 1913, edition of the Lima (Ohio) Morning Star —a real-life moment that read like something out of a fairy tale.
This novel tells their story the way it might have unfolded, filling in the human moments the newspaper didn’t capture. So settle in, buckle up, and enjoy the adventure.
Early aviation.
The Wright brothers.
The very first U.S. Army aeronautical detachment.
A train that blew through town without ever stopping.
All of it sets the stage for the remarkable story of Sgt. Herbert Marcus and Marie Dalton.
Marcus was a Canadian-American adventure-seeker who joined the U.S. Army with one dream in mind—getting close to anything that could fly. Marie was a middle-class factory girl with a quiet faith that shaped everything about her life. Their unlikely meeting made the April 11, 1913, edition of the Lima (Ohio) Morning Star —a real-life moment that read like something out of a fairy tale.
This novel tells their story the way it might have unfolded, filling in the human moments the newspaper didn’t capture. So settle in, buckle up, and enjoy the adventure.