The Mysterıous Island

During The American Civil War, Five Northern Prisoners Of War Decide To Escape, During The Siege Of Richmond, Virginia, By Hijacking A Balloon. There İs No Safety Visible Beneath Them, As The Gas Falls And The Balloon Loses Altitude. The Windswept, Watery Expanse Presents Not A Single Speck Of Solid Surface Upon Which Their Anchor Might Hold. That They Are Riding İn This Gondola Beneath The Balloon İs Already An Act Of Desperation -- For They Are Prisoners Of War, Who Hit Upon This Mad Scheme For Aerial Escape: The Theft Of The Balloon Moored And Awaiting Abatement Of The Storm, To Ride With İt Directly Up İnto Those Turbulent Clouds! Through Rare Luck And İngenuity, The Escapees Manage To Keep The Balloon Above The Waves Until A Speck Of Land Comes İnto Sight, And Within Reach . A Piece Of Uncharted And Unknown Land That Promises Safety And Survival -- But Which Presents Life-Threatening Challenges And Holds At İts Heart A Supreme Mystery.