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Sky Rider : Park Van Tassel and the Rise of Ballooning in the West SIGNED

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Located in: Celina, Texas, United States

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Condition: Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ... Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

ISBN: 9780826362827

Book Title: Sky Rider : Park Van Tassel and the Rise of Ballooning in the West

Item Length: 8.9in

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press

Publication Year: 2021

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 0.8in

Author: Gary B. Fogel

Genre: Transportation, Sports & Recreation, History

Topic: Aviation / History, General, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)

Item Width: 6in

Item Weight: 14.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 272 Pages

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With a reputation as the hot-air balloon capital of the world and the home of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta®, the skies of the southwestern desert city of Albuquerque frequently showcase the magic and adventure of ballooning. This legacy links back to the 1880s and a man by the name of Park Van Tassel. Through his pioneering flight, Van Tassel not only opened the skies to future generations across New Mexico, but he also opened minds to the possibility of manned flight throughout the American West. A charismatic, P. T. Barnum-like showman, Van Tassel rose from obscurity to introduce the new science of ballooning and parachuting throughout the West. Van Tassel toured extensively--from California to Utah, Colorado, and Louisiana and later embarking on an international journey that took him to Hawaii, Australia, Southeast Asia, India, Africa, and beyond. Sky Rider weaves together the many threads of Van Tassel's extraordinary life journey, situating him at last in his rightful place among the prominent aerial exhibitionists of his time.

Product Identifiers

Publisher

University of New Mexico Press

ISBN-10

0826362826

ISBN-13

9780826362827

eBay Product ID (ePID)

16050073677

Product Key Features

Book Title

Sky Rider : Park Van Tassel and the Rise of Ballooning in the West

Author

Gary B. Fogel

Format

Trade Paperback

Language

English

Topic

Aviation / History, General, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)

Publication Year

2021

Genre

Transportation, Sports & Recreation, History

Number of Pages

272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length

8.9in

Item Height

0.8in

Item Width

6in

Item Weight

14.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number

Gv762

Reviews

"Sky Rider has a place on the shelves of balloon enthusiasts, historians, and readers interested in a man who never gave up."--Melody Groves, Roundup Magazine, "Sky Rider traces the history of ballooning in the American West and worldwide through the biography of one of its most colorful showmen--Park Van Tassel. Fogel shows how a barkeep-turned-aeronaut popularized aerial entertainment through balloon launches, parachute drops, and trapeze shows."--Marilee Schmit Nason, Former Curator of Collections at the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, "If you are looking for a good book on the extraordinary career of Park Van Tassel, your search is over. Gary Fogel offers a full account of the colorful adventures of the man who introduced Albuquerque to the balloon."--Tom D. Crouch, author of Wings: A History of Aviation from Kites to the Space Age

Table of Content

List of Illustrations Foreword Dick Brown Preface Acknowledgments 1. Ascension 2. Albuquerque 3. Touring the West 4. World's Fair 5. San Francisco 6. On the Road Again 7. Falling with Grace 8. Separation 9. North by Northwest 10. Back to Utah 11. Back to Albuquerque 12. Hawaii 13. Australia 14. Queens of the Air 15. On to Adelaide 16. Division 17. Competition 18. Redirection 19. The Long Road Home 20. Other Aeronauts 21. California, Here I Come . . . 22. Aftershock 23. City of Oakland 24. Golden Years Epilogue Glossary Notes Index

2021

Lccn

2021-941140

Dewey Decimal

629.13322092

Intended Audience

Trade

Dewey Edition

Illustrated

Yes

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