Wings of madness
Subtitle: Alberto Santos-Dumont and the invention of flight
By: Paul Hoffman
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: Theia
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
Subjects: Santos-Dumont, Alberto, -- 1873-1932; Aeronautics -- Brazil -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: Biography of the young Brazilian who moved to Paris where he experimented with flight until Europeans came to call him the man who conquered air.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [349-351]) and index