The Farmall tractors of the first part of the 20th century brought the Industrial Revolution to the farm, playing a key role in America's transformation from a primarily agrarian society to an industrialized nation. In Farmall Tractors 1924-54: The Golden Age, author Lee Klancher weaves the story of the development of the Farmall with the story of the American farm in the early 20th century. The reader will discover the Farmall's role in America's early 20th century exodus from the farm and how those that stayed on the farm used modern equipment _ particularly the Farmall tractor _ and contemporary business practices to become the world's most efficient agricultural producers. This book details the history of Farmall tractors and includes information about the original Farmall, the Regular, to the merger of the International tractor division with Case in 1984 using color photographs of original and restored Farmalls.

Farmall: The Golden Age 1924-1954

Engineering & Transportation

Lee Klancher

Transportation

Octane Press

To the tractor lover, there is something magical about the tractor in the pasture. It represents wisdom, strength, and former glory as the plower of soil, tender of crops, and the backbone of the nation. Much like the aging racehorse or the prize bull, after its working days are done, old tractors find resting spots on the edges of fields, alongside barns, or in the hedgerows.Today, these rusting piles of iron not only represent the memories of nostalgic farmers (past or present), they represent possibilities of restoration, rejuvenation, and new life as sparkling representations of an age gone by. This book captures scenes of old, retired tractors and couples them with the very sentiments that makes restoration an increasingly popular hobby.

Tractor in the Pasture: Rusting Icons of Rural America

The developmental history of the tractors built by the dominant agricultural manufacturer of the early 20th Century, International Harvester, is dramatically told in The Farmall Dynasty. The book traces the evolution of the Farmall tractor from the early Titans and Moguls through to modern times.The book includes well-researched accounts of the development of the original Farmall, the Letter Series, 4100, Cub, and other legendary IHC tractors, with first-hand accounts from factory engineers describing the challenges they faced. This book is an updated revision of the text from the rare and now out-of-print International Harvester Photographic History (ISBN 0-7603-0130-1).

The Farmall Dynasty: A History Of International Harvester Tractors: Titan, Mogul, Farmall, Letter, Cub, Hundred, And More

History

Klancher, Lee

Americas

An outrageous encounter in a cab is a rite of passage in New York City. Trap two or more strangers in a careening yellow sedan and add an unexpected variable-say, a well-armed transvestite hooker, the urgent need for a restroom, or a stabbing victim-and the story that emerges is sure to be worth telling. In Taxi Confidential, cabbies ranging from a lead-footed pothead to a philosophizing immigrant sage grapple with what chance tosses their way. Author Amy Braunschweiger uncovers the best taxi stories from the 1970s through present day, and takes the reader on a 100-mile-per-hour ride through Gotham's darkest alleys, roughest neighborhoods, and hidden sweet spots.

Taxi Confidential: Life, Death and 3 A.M. Revelations in New York City Cabs

Amy Braunschweiger

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Whether classic lines and powerful sounds or 60-mile-per-gallon performance fuel your desire to purchase a motorcycle, finding one that perfectly fits your budget and lifestyle is rarely simple. The options are ample and the choices can be overwhelming. You require more than the sales hype and hyperbole offered by dealerships and magazines. You need to understand the forces driving your decision and then use that knowledge to get a great deal on the ideal machine. The Perfect Motorcycle provides the definitive, step-by-step process any motorcyclist can use to identify, find and purchase the right bike. The book's practical advice and proven techniques are accompanied by invaluable worksheets that save you time and money. This thorough guide to finding your perfect motorcycle shows you how to: Identify your needs and values Zero in on the model that suits your wants, needs and budget Thoroughly inspect used motorcycles Negotiate the best deal on a new or used machine Protect yourself from unscrupulous sellers Invest intelligently in your motorcycle Purchase appropriate training, gear, and insurance Create world peace* In the end, the perfect motorcycle is not about the bike. The perfect motorcycle is all about you.

The Perfect Motorcyle: How To Choose, Find and Buy the Perfect New or Used Bike

Business & Money

Kevin Domino

Personal Finance

Rarely do we get a chance to capture the history of our automotive passion in words and pictures that are insightful and, very often, magic. Rarely do we get an incisive behind-the-scenes look into the lives of our heroes, an insightful examination of the toys that bring us joy, and a critical scrutiny demanded of an industry rife with scoundrels and hooligans. Rarely, yes, but it does happen. Leon Mandel's The Jaundiced Eye captures the essence of a life spent around the people, places, and things that formed the automotive world during its most exciting years. The book is a drop-topped, high-speed ride through the countryside of an industry that powered a nation. The Jaundiced Eye is a rich compilation of stories, profiles, and select book chapters that car enthusiasts, automotive historians, and lovers of the written word have been denied for too long. "Beyond the wit, charm and passion in Leon Mandel's writing was always another crucial element: truth. And I've always said, you gotta love a guy who tells it like it is. This collection is proof positive of that." -Bob Lutz, GM Vice Chairman "Talk about inspiring; twenty profanity-laced minutes in his office and I chucked a high-paying engineering job to follow him into a life of journalistic poverty. And I'd do it again." -Patrick Bedard, Formerly Car &amp; Driver "Leon Mandel, a writer whose subject happens to be cars, always rewards anyone interested in either writing or cars." -Denise McCluggage

The Jaundiced Eye: Forty Years of Writing, Reporting and Ranting from Autoweek' S Publisher Emeritus

Literature & Fiction

Mandel, Leon

Literary

How To Restore Tractor Magnetos is the essential guide to farm tractor electrical systems and offers the tractor restorer all the information needed to restore, repair and diagnose magnetos. Authored by the late Neil Yerigan, who was a master of working with vintage electronics, the book comprehensively covers everything including how magnetos function as well as how to troubleshoot and repair common problems. The fi ne art of non-destructive disassembly is covered in detail and is a key ingredient to keeping your magneto (and your tractor) happy and running.

How To Restore Tractor Magnetos

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Yerigan, Neil

Antiques & Collectibles

The U.S. auto industry has a history like no other. What started as a cottage industry more than 100 years ago soon exploded into an industrial juggernaut, a glittering showcase for American industrial might and know-how that for decades was the envy of the world. Then, it all started to unravel. And after years of teetering near disaster, the industry finally collapsed onto itself a victim of its own complacency and serial incompetence, to be sure but also a colossal casualty of a rapidly manic global economy that rewarded new and next over hoary traditions powered by historical inertia. Today, we have two of the three principal players in the U.S. auto industry crawling from the wreckage of excruciating and painfully humiliating bankruptcies, and though their wounds were largely self-inflicted and nearly fatal, the fact remains that this industry having set the tempo for America s manufacturing base for decades is still standing. But there is still a story to be told and what a tale it is. From the conniving corporate sycophants and mindless bureaucratic weasels to the legions of self-aggrandizing politicians (who treated the looming disaster as their personal playground, while putting their stunning, maliciously-driven biases and incompetence on display for the whole country to see), it is a saga filled with outrage and flat-out stupidity as well as wonder and blatant disbelief. So here then are the staggering details: How an entire founding industry the mainstay of the American industrial fabric came unglued, went down for the count and eventually pulled itself up by its bootstraps so it could live to fight another day.

Witch Hunt

De Lorenzo, Peter M

Industries

Triumph’s Bonneville and its single-carbed sibling, the TR6, are two of the most revered models in all of motorcycling. Distinguished by their handsome lines and pace-setting performance, the Bonneville and Tiger ruled the streets and race tracks from their introduction in the late 1950s through Triumph’s golden age in the 1960s. Devotion to the marque remained strong even as the sun slowly set on the company’s fortunes in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original Triumph’s demise in 1983 simply served to cement the legendary status of its long-lived top guns, the Bonneville and TR6.Today the Bonnie and Tiger are highly sought-after classics—machines whose pedigree demands correct mechanical restoration and accurate refinishing.Triumph Bonneville and TR6 Motorcycle Restoration Guide: 1956-1983 contains all the information needed to guarantee the correct restoration of your classic. More than 250 photos and extensive technical appendices supplement Triumph expert David Gaylin’s thoroughly researched text.

Triumph Bonneville and TR6 Motorcycle Restoration Guide: 1956-83

Gaylin, David

Automotive

Book and DVD combo set. Book is 9781937747855 Journey to the End of the World. Packaged with Sterling Noren's documentary film about the same ride. Travel along with a group of seasoned adventure motorcyclists as they ride an uncharted route across South America on a journey dubbed Expedition 65. Led by long-time tour guide Jim Hyde, the group assembles an A-team of machines and veteran riders to cross explore South America from top to bottom. The journey was chronicled by long-time professional photographer Alfonse Palaima, who recorded amazing moments from the world's most dangerous road to crossing the legendary Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat. Join in on the adventure of a lifetime, and learn how the world's best adventure riders prepare to travel across the bottom of the world.

Journey to the End of World Book and DVD Set

Alfonse Palaima

Sterling Noren

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