Sky Rider : Park Van Tassel and the Rise of Ballooning in the West /
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 o...
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Albuquerque :
University of New Mexico Press,
2021.
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Table of 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
