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Sky rider : park van tassel and the rise of ballooning in the west / Gary B. Fogel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fogel, Gary B., 1968- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ballooning--History.
- Ballooning.
- Balloonists--United States--Biography.
- Balloonists.
- Van Tassel, Park, 1853-.
- Van Tassel, Park.
- New Mexico--Albuquerque.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque, New Mexico : University of New Mexico Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826362834
- 0826362834
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