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- English
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About this book
Indianola, founded in 1849, is the county seat of Warren County, Iowa. It is located 12 miles south of Iowas capital, Des Moines, at the intersection of U.S. highways 65 and 69 and state highway 92. The city is home of the National Balloon Museum, begun in 1972; the National Balloon Classic, an annual nine-day balloon rally; the Balloon Federation of Americas national office; Simpson College; the Des Moines Metro Opera, a widely acclaimed summer opera festival; and is host to the Iowa Wine Festival each summer. This book focuses on the history of ballooning in Indianola, which hosted the U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championships from 1970 to 1988, and the National Balloon Classic from 1989 to the present. This is the story of how Indianola became the ballooning capital of Iowa.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- One - FIRST IOWA BALLOON FLIGHTS
- Two - EARLY BEGINNINGS
- Three - BALLOONING FOR THE MASSES
- Four - SPORT BALLOONING COMES OF AGE IN THE 1960S
- Five - SPORT BALLOONING COMES TO INDIANOLA
- Six - BALLOONING SPREADS ACROSS IOWA
- Seven - BALLOONING IN INDIANOLA EVOLVES
- Eight - INDIANOLA BECOMES SITE OF THE NATIONAL BALLOON MUSEUM
- Nine - BALLOONING OVER INDIANOLA FASCINATES THE CROWDS