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Sky Rider: Park Van Tassel and the Rise of Ballooning in the West Audiobook, by Gary B. Fogel Play Audiobook Sample

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

Sky Rider: Park Van Tassel and the Rise of Ballooning in the West Audiobook, by Gary B. Fogel Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Charles Constant Publisher: Tantor Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: December 2021 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781666173925

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

28

Longest Chapter Length:

28:37 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

04:28 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

15:05 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

With a reputation as the hot-air balloon capital of the world and the home of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta®, the southwestern desert city of Albuquerque frequently showcases 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.

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About Charles Constant

Charles Constant is an actor whose professional storytelling career began at the age of thirteen, when he became an Actors’ Equity Association apprentice. An accomplished audiobook narrator, he has recorded many popular titles, including How to Win at the Sport of Business by Mark Cuban.