21 balloons by: mikaela

           The main idea of the story is it begins with the rescue of Professor William Waterman Sherman, who is picked up by a steamship while floating along a strange wreck of twenty one deflated gas balloons in the North Atlantic. Sherman, a recent  retired schoolteacher, was last seen three weeks ago leaving San Francisco on a giant balloon, determined to spend a year floating alone. The world waits breathlessly to find out how Sherman could have tried going around the globe in record time and landed in the ocean with twenty one balloons rather than the one with which he began his journey. After several days' rest and a hero's welcome, the professor recounts his journey before a captivated audience.  To be continued.... Anyways I hope you go and check it out.