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At 1:29 a.m. the cuploa of the Western American Explorers Club rises off and floats away p.24
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The period of the book when balloons were most popular is 1860-1890 p.6
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The explosion of Krakatoa was in 1883 p.6
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About seven years ago Mr. M came back to Krakatoa with the other nineteen families on the ship p.84
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The first year on Krakatoa was a bad year, everybody was verypiggish about the diamond mines p.84
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The people of Krakatoa created the balloon raft after the big explosion on their second yesr on Krakatoa p.143
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Prof. Sherman takes off at three o'clock from San Fransisco p.9+29
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Prof. Sherman wathces the coastline disappear less than ten minutes into his journey p.49
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At 2:00 o'clock only four of Prof. Sherman's friends were their to say goodbye p.45
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The odor of garbage became very strong in his balloon so he had to dump it in the ocean p.50
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5th day of journey. Prof. Sherman sights a small Japenese fishing boat p.51
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The most catastrophic day of journey
A pigeon popped a hole in the balloon causing the balloon to loose altitude very quickly and then the balloon crashed on Krakatoa
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Prof. Sherman was gently awakened on the island of Krakatoa by Mr. F, he had slept for five hours p.61
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Prof. Sherman borrowed an atlas from Mr. M p.137
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Prof. Sherman arrives on Krakatoa p.136
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Mr. M gets shipwrecked of the coast of Krakatoa in a hurricane
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Prof. Sherman went swimming and sun bathing with Mr. F
He gave Mr. F a brief talk about San Fransisco
Mr. F asked him if he cuold give a talk like this at dinner p.155 -
On the D-day of the month of lamb the island errupted when Prof. Sherman was giving his speach
He had ten minutes to make it on to the balloon raft, he was the last person to make it on
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They hovered over the volcano for seventeen hours p.166
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On the second day on the ballon raft the thick cloud of black dust disappeared and they could tell that they were not flying over Java p.171
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He flew over India, Persia, Turkey, Hungary, Austria, Germany and Belgium where the F. family left him, he flew over England where he attempeded to crash the raft into the Atlantic p.172
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Prof. Sherman was found in Atlantic Ocean
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Strange wreckage in the distance p.12 -
Prof. Sherman left the Murray Hill Hotel at 8:00 p.m. p.17
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The day before Prof. Sherman was expected in San Fransisco p.28
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The presidential train was sighted in the distance in San Fransisco at exactly 2:56 o'clock on the afternoon of Sep. 23 p.31
