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An intriguing study of the early days of aviation offers a close-up profile of Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont who entertained Europe with his airborne acrobatics and antics beginning in 1906 with a small dirigible, in a glimpse into the tormented mind of a talented man, set against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century Paris. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.
Books by Paul Hoffman:
- The Left Hand of God (2010)
- Archimedes' Revenge (1988)
- The Beating of His Wings (2014)
- Wings of Madness (2004)
