Thaddeus Lowe is about to make the first trans-Atlantic flight, when the Civil War throws a monkey wrench into his plans. Now unless he can stop the fighting, his dreams of fame are doomed. What's a young inventor to do? Meet a steampunk hero straight out of history... When a balloon accident drops him into the middle of the Civil War, Thaddeus Lowe makes the best of it. The young inventor starts a spy agency like the world has never seen. His idea is simple: build astounding inventions to save the Union. But he soon learns the Yankees don't have a patent on ingenuity. The Ups and Downs of Thaddeus Lowe is a steampunk retelling of the Civil War; a tale of daredevil inventors and bizarre technology that changed America's future. Part fantasy and part fact, Lowe's quest shows a side of history you never imagined. Special Bonus Features: Stranger Than Fiction: The World of Thaddeus LoweS.T.E.M.punk Online