Five Weeks in a Balloon

"e;To cross the African continent from east to west in a single bound-that is my plan."e; - Dr. Samuel FergussonDr. Samuel Fergusson, a bold explorer and scientist, proposes a feat deemed impossible by the Royal Geographical Society: a journey across the unexplored heart of Africa by air. Accompanied by his friend Richard "e;Dick"e; Kennedy and his faithful servant Joe, Fergusson boards the Victor...