During the American Civil war, five men:, Captain Cyrus Smith, an engineer; Gedeon (Gideon) Spilett, a reporter; Pencroff a sailor; Harbert (Herbert), a student; Nab (Neb) a cook and Smith's dog Top escape the siege of Richmond, Virginia by balloon. The balloon was launched during a great storm; the wind from the storm blows the balloon and its six passengers on a 6,000 mile journey. They manage to make it to an island, which they determine is in the South Pacific Ocean.
- ISBN10 1512100625
- ISBN13 9781512100624
- Publish Date 7 May 2015 (first published 26 May 1999)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 146
- Language English