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.
- ISBN13 9798657652079
- Publish Date 28 June 2020 (first published 26 May 1999)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Independently Published
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 284
- Language English