Old Tractors and the Men Who Love Them: How to Keep Your Tractors Happy and Your Family Running

Welsch, Roger

Chris-Craft, Gar Wood, Hackercraft, Minnett-Shield, Century, Stanley, all these and more of the most popular runabouts from 1915 through 1965 are expertly chronicled in this eagerly anticipated history of America's nautical icon. While their larger speedboat cousins were powered by aircraft engines and piloted exclusively by the wealthy, early runabouts'with their more modest inboard and outboard engines were more accessible and yet every bit as stylish in all respects. Today, even "low-end" runabouts from the golden age, with their hallmark chrome accessories and lovingly polished wooden hulls, fetch handsome sums at classic boat shows around the world. Authors Duncan and Ballantyne feature, in exclusive color photography, many of the finest wooden powerboats still breaking the waves today. Historic black-and-white shots capture them in their heyday, along with the legends who led the way: Christopher Columbus Smith, Gar Wood, John Hacker, Nap Lisee, and other giants of industry.

Classic American Runabouts: Wood Boats, 1915-1965

Ballantyne, Philip

History

Yesterday's seaplanes played a major role in the development of aviation. This exceptional book recalls the history of seaplanes throughout the world, the enthusiasm of the masses, and the rapid technical development of the machines over a period where aviation offered a new dimension of life. Flying Boats and Seaplanes describes the golden years of hydraviation, its decline, and tells why some countries are still the "seaplane's paradise". Recommended.

Flying Boats & Seaplanes: A History from 1905

Nicolaou, Stephane

Military

Lola race cars built by Eric Broadley were among the most successful sport racers of the 1960s and early 1970s. Originally hired by Ford to design its GT40, Broadley went on to design a series of successful Can-Am cars, as well as coupes for endurance events like Le Mans, Sebring, and Daytona. Lolas from this period were driven by a veritable "who's who" of motorsports, including John Surtees, David Hobbs, Graham Hill, Mark Donohue, and Jo Bonnier, to name a few.
This photohistory focuses on Broadley's Lolas, from the first Mark VI coupe in 1963 through 1974, the last year Lola campaigned the Can-Am series. Thirty-seven individuals were interviewed for the book, resulting in a host of remembrances from drivers, mechanics, and team owners.

Lola: Can-Am & Endurance Race Cars

Engineering & Transportation

Friedman, Dave

Automotive

How to Rebuild and Restore Farm Tractor Engines (Motorbooks Workshop)

Yost, Spencer

During WWII, resistance movements were born as each tried to shake off the wrath of Hitler's tyranny. The author describes how the resistance movements began, who ran them, what they accomplished, and how they contributed to the shape of Europe after WWII. Special attention is paid to the vigorous resistance movements of France, Norway, Yugoslavia and Russia, told from those who participated. Vintage photos and maps, along with a detailed text, combine to tell this harrowing story.

Resistance!: Occupied Europe and Its Defiance of Hitler

Lande, D. A.

American pilots of World War II were required to submit a written report after every single mission detailing what happened in the air that day. This is an assortment of those combat reports from some of the greatest American aces such as: Francis Gabreski, Chuck Yeager, George Preddy, Hubert Zemke, Richard Bong and Thomas McGuire. Read their firsthand experiences as they down enemy aircraft, tear through bomber formations, get peppered with machine gun fire, and fly crippled planes home. A must read!

America's Top Ww II Aces in Their Own Words: Eighth Air Force

HESS, William N.

Everything I Know about Women I Learned from My Tractor

From the simple sheds built by early settlers to the massive steel structures of today, barns have served the needs of Americans for centuries. With stunning photography by author Randy Leffingwell. The Barn chronicles the evolution of this venerable feature of the American landscape. It is a loving tribute to a symbol of hard work and a simpler existence across our farmlands.

The Barn

Randy Leffingwell

Caterpillar

Literature & Fiction

Eric C. Orlemann

Short Stories & Anthologies

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