Abreathtakingfreefallintothelong-buried(andfictional)history
ofautopianerainAmericanlighter-than-airtravel,as
toldbyitsdeath-defying,aero-acrobaticheroes.ELADATLtellsthe
storyofthislittle-knownperiodofAmericanairtravel
inaseriesofoverlappingnarrativestoldbykey
figures,accompaniedbyanumberofhistoricphotographsand
recentlydiscoveredartifacts,withappendicesprovidedtofillin
themissinglinks.Thestoryoftheriseand
fallofthisill-fatedairshipmovementinvestigatesitslong-buried
history,repletewithheroes,villains,andmomentsofastonishing
derring-doandterrifyingdisaster.