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A century ago, Europe's most acclaimed celebrity was a fashionable, frail, Brazilian-born aviator named Albert Santos-Dumont. The first to fly an airplane in Europe, he also pioneered the first practical dirigibles, or powered balloons, and his daring exploits captivated the public. Based on the acclaimed biography by Paul Hoffman, Wings of Madness explores the colorful and tragic life of this neglected pioneer and brilliant technical improviser, who cut a dashing figure in turn-of-the-century Paris.

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