ISBN: 1422394115

[SR: 240955], Paperback, [EAN: 9781422394113], Harper Perennial, Harper Perennial, Book, [PU: Harper Perennial], Harper Perennial, Now in paperback, an "unforgettably good book [told] wit… Mehr…

[SR: 240955], Paperback, [EAN: 9781422394113], Harper Perennial, Harper Perennial, Book, [PU: Harper Perennial], Harper Perennial, Now in paperback, an "unforgettably good book [told] with compassion and sympathy" (Simon Winchester, New York Times) about an eccentric aviator and the thrilling early days of flight.>From Paul Hoffman, the acclaimed author of The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, comes this engaging true story of the man who was once hailed worldwide as the conqueror of the air -- Alberto Santos-Dumont. Because the Wright brothers worked in secrecy, word of their first flights had not reached Europe when Santos-Dumont took to the skies in 1906. The dashing and impeccably dressed aeronaut stunned and delighted Paris, barhopping around the city in a one-man dirigible he invented, circling above crowds and crashing into rooftops.Yet Santos-Dumont was a frenzied genius tortured by the weight of his own creation. Wings of Madness is a riveting, brilliantly told story of this tormented man who helped to usher in the modern age and who epitomized the increasingly tortured spirit of the twentieth century -- it is elegant, fascinating, and deeply moving., 1000, Subjects, 1, Arts & Photography, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 3, Business & Money, 3248857011, Calendars, 4, Children's Books, 12290, Christian Books & Bibles, 4366, Comics & Graphic Novels, 5, Computers & Technology, 6, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, 48, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, 8975347011, Education & Teaching, 173507, Engineering & Transportation, 301889, Gay & Lesbian, 10, Health, Fitness & Dieting, 9, History, 86, Humor & Entertainment, 10777, Law, 17, Literature & Fiction, 173514, Medical Books, 18, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 20, Parenting & Relationships, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 21, Reference, 22, Religion & Spirituality, 23, Romance, 75, Science & Math, 25, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 4736, Self-Help, 26, Sports & Outdoors, 28, Teen & Young Adult, 5267710011, Test Preparation, 27, Travel, 283155, Books<

2003, ISBN: 1422394115

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ISBN: 1422394115

The story of man?s struggle to fly is full of larger-than-life personalities, but none was so eccentric & so entertaining as Alberto Santos-Dumont, the Brazilian 'father of aviation?. He … Mehr…

The story of man?s struggle to fly is full of larger-than-life personalities, but none was so eccentric & so entertaining as Alberto Santos-Dumont, the Brazilian 'father of aviation?. He was the darling of the international press in the first decade of the 20th century, hopping from Parisian restaurant to nightclub in his personal flying machine, circling the Eiffel Tower in his balloon or dining with the Rothschilds & Roosevelts. But he was depressed by the success of the Wright brothers in Kitty Hawk & by the increasing militarization of flight. He returned to Brazil only to be confronted by the horrors of civil war. ?Hoffman tells the tale of Santos-Dumont & modern flight with wit & sympathy, showing us how often brilliance is coupled with tragedy.? Illustrations. 20th century,aeronautics and astronautics,aerospace,americas,astronomy and space science,biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,brazil Astronomy & Space Science, DIANE Publishing Company<