Towards an unknown part of the sky. Books reporting on Polish participation in the Gordon Bennett Cup ballooning race
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: | Polish |
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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
2020
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.31261/PS_P.2020.25.19 https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/511348.pdf https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/511348 |
| 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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