★ 美國凱迪克金牌獎
A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which in 1909 became the first heavier-than-air machine to fly the English Channel.
本書為傳記,描寫一位對製造飛行器抱持夢想的男子打造出布萊里奧 11 號。布萊里奧 11 號是第一架重於空氣,並在 1909 年飛越英吉利海峽的飛機。