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The history of Deere & Company is several stories at once. John Deere's Company - Volume 1: From the Steel Plow to the Tractor 1837-1927 is the story of rural and small-town America from the time eastern farmers began moving into the Midwest in the early 1800s, through the American industrial revolution of the late 19th century and up to the creation of the first John Deere tractors.…
Did you know that Richard Petty’s first win was overturned due to a protest . . . by his dad? That Ned Jarrett won his first race in a car he bought with a bad check, banking on the winnings to pay it off? That Mario Andretti defied team orders to bag his first NASCAR win? That Tiny Lund nabbed his first NASCAR victory because he rescued a fellow driver from a fiery wreck?
All this and more…
The award-winning history of International Harvester and Case IH tractors includes data and photos of every model built from 1958 all the way up to modern times, as well as in-depth information on how these tractors were designed and constructed.With interviews of engineers and executives, the book covers how the 40 and 60 series were created, and thoroughly covers the red tractors from the 1960s…
This is the fourth volume in a series. Start your Botts adventure with Botts Begins or purchase volumes 1-5 as a set!
In Queen of the North, the fourth installment of the Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Tractor series, the saga continues for our hero who tackles a variety of tricky sales situations, including promising a demonstration of a new, high-speed…
Color your way through tractor history with 36 beautiful drawings of your favorite farm machines. Pulled from the studio and outdoor photography of Lee Klancher, this coloring book traces the evolution of early tractors to the sleek models of the 1960s and on to the high-horsepower muscle machines of the 1970s and 1980s.
With these highly detailed designs, coloring enthusiasts young and…
Thirty days! From the moment the drivers entered in the 1970 Indianapolis 500 rolled their cars onto the track for practice until the command “Gentlemen, start your engines,” they faced thirty days of intense action. The drivers needed to go fast enough to earn one of thirty-three starting positions. Only then would they have a chance to win what sportswriters and fans called “the Greatest…
This is a reprint of Diesel's Engine, first published in 1993. The book is a fantastic resource for serious fans of engine evolution and a great read as well. If you are interested in how the combustion engine came to be, this book and its companion, Internal Fire, are vital reading. We at Octane Press believe it to be a critical piece of automotive history and are happy to have a revised…
Seventeen-year-old Bud Crayne built the fastest cars in town and drove his high-octane machines on the ragged edge. His need for speed would prove dangerous to him and the people around him, including his wannabe starlet girlfriend, La Verne, and the kids in his small hometown of Avondale, all of whom were dragged down his path to high-horsepower hell.
Hot Rod captured the…
Dale Earnhardt’s death is the most prominent moment in NASCAR history, and millions of people around the world know about the tragedy on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. But, only a handful of people know what went on behind the scenes before and after that horrible crash. In the Red is an insider’s look at the 2001 NASCAR season with his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Earnhardt Jr.…
As seen in the Wall Street Journal! "The story includes a surprising amount of intrigue." —Peter Saenger, WSJ, March 12, 2022.
John Deere Evolution is a gold winner for the 2022 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award in both History and Cover Design – Large Format. The book also won a gold award in the transportation category in 2022 IPPY Awards.
This visually stunning work blends…