My Airships: The Story of My Life

Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873 - 1932)

The delightful tale of "le petit Santos" as he dances through the sky above the City of Light at the dawn of the aerial age.
A note to the listener: Throughout this story the author makes several references to helpful figures and illustrations. These may be found upon the corresponding pages in the Project Gutenberg e-book. (Summary by Scott Danneker)

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introductory Fable: The Reasoning of Children Scott Danneker
00:13:07
Play 01 The Coffee Plantation Scott Danneker
00:17:05
Play 02 Paris - Professional Balloonists - Automobiles Scott Danneker
00:11:43
Play 03 My First Balloon Ascent Scott Danneker
00:15:16
Play 04 My 'Brazil' Scott Danneker
00:11:58
Play 05 The Real and Imaginary Dangers of Ballooning Scott Danneker
00:17:21
Play 06 I Yield to the Steerable Balloon Idea Scott Danneker
00:18:07
Play 07 My First Air-Ship Cruises Scott Danneker
00:09:57
Play 08 How it Feels to Navigate the Air Scott Danneker
00:16:27
Play 09 Explosive Engines and Inflammable Gases Scott Danneker
00:16:26
Play 10 I Go in for Airship Building Scott Danneker
00:14:15
Play 11 The Exposition Summer Scott Danneker
00:15:24
Play 12 The Deutsch Prize and its Problems Scott Danneker
00:11:11
Play 13 A Fall Before a Rise Scott Danneker
00:17:18
Play 14 The Building of My 'No. 6' Scott Danneker
00:09:34
Play 15 Wining the Deutsche Prize Scott Danneker
00:10:52
Play 16 A Glance Backward and Forward Scott Danneker
00:09:38
Play 17 Monaco and the Maritime Guide Rope Scott Danneker
00:17:49
Play 18 Flights in Mediterranean Winds Scott Danneker
00:15:10
Play 19 Speed Scott Danneker
00:20:03
Play 20 An Accident and its Lessons Scott Danneker
00:09:41
Play 21 The First of the World's Air-Ship Stations Scott Danneker
00:16:35
Play 22 My 'No. 9,' the Little Runabout Scott Danneker
00:19:07
Play 23 The Air-Ship in War Scott Danneker
00:18:21
Play 24 Paris as a Centre of Air-Ship Experiments Scott Danneker
00:12:48
Play 25 CONCLUDING FABLE: More Reasoning of Children Scott Danneker
00:03:45