Born to Fly: The Story of Tito Gaona

Gaona, Tito ; Graham, Harry L.

ISBN 10: 0915507021 / ISBN 13: 9780915507023

Published by Wild Rose, Los Angeles, CA, 1984

About this Item

Signed by Author. Personal inscription from Harry L. "H. Lee" Graham to his roommate from the 1930's. Also includes some other articles & papers with a personal note from Graham about his autobiography "'Til Judgement Day". Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 125 pp. Pages are tight and clean. Light shelfwear to the cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0915507021. ISBN/EAN: 9780915507023. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 108219. Seller Inventory # 108219

Bibliographic Details

Title: Born to Fly: The Story of Tito Gaona

Publisher: Wild Rose, Los Angeles, CA

Publication Date: 1984

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

"I swung out and back. Driving upward again, I released the trapeze bar and spun a full twisting somersault followed by two straight somersaults. I plummeted into the middle of the safety net on my butt, intending to rebound to the catcher's trapeze and make a seated landing. But the stake holding the spreader ropes on the left side of the net pulled out. I was catapulted toward the box seats beyond the ring curb. What thoughts flashed across my mind? I thanked God to have lived such a full life. Nearly twenty-one years on the flying trapeze. Maybe this was it. We were in Circus Knie, in Nyon, Switzerland. It was September 1982. I shot past the catcher's ladder at the edge of the net. It was my only chance to save myself. I reached for it." The Flying Gaonas' International fame had begun in 1965 in Sweden. The Gaonas flew with the renowned Circus Knie in Switzerland in 1982. This is Tito Gaona's story. It's exciting as hell.