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<p>A WARM, ENTHUSIASTIC AND ENTERTAINING biography of the fearless pioneer pilot who flew Canada into the Aviation Era when his <em>Silver Dart</em> lifted off lake ice in Baddeck, February 23, 1909. The story of the Aerial Experiment Association — four young men around Alexander Graham Bell — that developed and flew the flimsy planes that became the legendary <em>Silver Dart</em>. A story of companionship, invention and courage, as Canadian aviation was born in Cape Breton Island.</p>