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"Armed with little more than their courage and ingenuity, five Union prisoners escape the siege of Richmond, Virginia--but not by steamboat, by train, or even on foot. Instead, these desperate but resourceful souls construct a hot-air balloon and climb aboard--with no idea if they will ever see civilization again. Swept off course by a raging storm, they land on the shores of an uncharted island"--Page 4 of cover.
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The wayward traveler -- Lemuel Gulliver -- ends up on a series of bizarrely populated islands. First he is a giant among little people, but then sees the situation reversed when he's surrounded by giants twelve times his size. Next he finds himself in the clouds, in a society of devoted but ultimately hapless mathematicians. Lastly, his journey brings him to an island where incredibly noble horses must deal with a race of uncouth, reviled ape-men:...
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