The American Boy's Handy Book Monsieur Ballon

Monsieur Ballon

or an engineer in probability

horses that carry their masters up mountains of glass

and through some clever deduction

Peter Phillips

The American Boy's Handy Book Monsieur BallonAs timely as it is timeless, this instructive book has captured the interest and imagination of boys for well over a century. Chapters on kite flying and fishing, rigging and sailing small boats, camping out without a tent, knot tying for mountain climbing and other activities, as well as training dogs, raising wild birds, and other projects will appeal as much to today's youngsters as they did to children in the late 1800s. This classic includes