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Sky Rider: Park Van Tassel and the Rise of Ballooning in the West by Gary B. Fog
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9780826362827
- Type
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- Publication Name
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- 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
- 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
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
Copyright Date
2021
Lccn
2021-941140
Dewey Decimal
629.13322092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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