Lincoln's Flying Spies: Thaddeus Lowe & the Civil War Balloon Corp
by Gail Jarrow
On June 1, 1862, Thaddeus Lowe floated above a fierce Civil War battle in a silk... read more
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2010
Word Count 19,355
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1060L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 138139, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Aerial operations
- Lowe, T. S. C
- Lowe, T. S. C. (Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt), 1832-1913
- Aeronautics, Military--United States--History--19th century
- Aerial operations
- 19th century
- Aeronautics, Military
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century
- Ballooning--United States--History--19th century
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Balloons
- Balloons
- Civil War, 1861-1865
- History
- United States
- Ballooning
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