Wings of madness : Alberto Santos-Dumont and the invention of flight
Hoffman, Paul, 1956-2004
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This history of aviation is told through the story of the men who battled to be the first to free themselves from the confines of the earth. The book follows one man in particular, who was so impassioned by the idea of flying that his battle to create a flying machine ultimately destroyed his mind.
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London : Harper Perennial, 2004.
Collation:
ix, 369 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: U.S.: Hyperion; London: Fourth Estate, 2003.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781841153698 (pbk)
Dewey class:
629.130092
Language:
English
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BRN:
539334