Ku nieznanej nieba stronie. O książkowych relacjach z uczestnictwa Polaków w balonowych zawodach Gordona Bennetta
The paper describes two books containing accounts on participation in the International Gordon Bennett Cup ballooning race: “Kościuszko” nad Ameryką [“Kościuszko” above America] by Zbigniew Burzyński (1934) and Balonem “LOPP” nad Morze Białe [Above the White Sea in the “LOPP” balloon] by Stanisław B...
Published in: | Postscriptum Polonistyczne |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English Polish |
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University of Silesia Press
2020
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.31261/PS_P.2020.25.19 https://doaj.org/article/37660d64a0234f86bde8092138699feb |
Summary: | The paper describes two books containing accounts on participation in the International Gordon Bennett Cup ballooning race: “Kościuszko” nad Ameryką [“Kościuszko” above America] by Zbigniew Burzyński (1934) and Balonem “LOPP” nad Morze Białe [Above the White Sea in the “LOPP” balloon] by Stanisław Brenk (1937). The Polish achievements in the competition had a significant impact on the interest in ballooning in the interwar period. The texts discussed in the paper are visibly inspired by reportage and travel novels. The books had a propaganda nature: intended for the young reader, they highlighted the attractiveness of the army and the importance of the Polish army in the world. |
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