The Balloon-Hoax (Q3112607)

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newspaper article written by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1844, originally presented as a true story, about Monck Mason's trip across the Atlantic Ocean in 3 days in a gas balloon; later revealed as a hoax
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The Balloon-Hoax
newspaper article written by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1844, originally presented as a true story, about Monck Mason's trip across the Atlantic Ocean in 3 days in a gas balloon; later revealed as a hoax

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    Astounding News! By Express via Norfolk: the Atlantic crossed in three days! Signal triumph of Mr. Monck Mason’s flying machine!!! Arrival at Sullivan's Island, near Charlestown, S. C., of Mr. Mason, Mr. Robert Holland, Mr. Henson, Mr. Harrison Ainsworth, and four others, in the steering balloon “Victoria,” after a passage of seventy-five hours from land to land. Full particulars of the voyage!!! (English)
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