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This rollicking ride into machine history follows the innovators, entrepreneurs and hucksters who transformed our world with farm machines. Starting with the turn-of-the-century visionaries who saw that four wheels and a motor could replace the horse, the book moves swiftly through key early developments to cover the power farming movement of the latter part of the 20th Century—a time when major…
"You don't get much more authoritative a book on IMSA than one by the son of its founder and the organization's senior director of race operations (and former president)." —Joe Dunn, Editor, Motorsport Magazine
Fifty years ago, a new sanctioning body emerged at a pivotal moment in motorsports history. Racing was on the upswing. New tracks were being built all across the U.S., imported…
In 1982, at the age of twenty-three, Elspeth Beard left her family and friends in London and set off on a 35,000-mile solo adventure around the world on her 1974 BMW R60/6.
With some savings from her pub job, a tent, a few clothes, and some tools, all packed on the bike, she was determined to prove herself and to get over a recent heartbreak. She had ridden bikes since her teens and was…
The 2017 Half Century of Progress Collector's Book features profiles and action shots of the hard-working machines that broke the plains to make agriculture our most important industry in the United States. The book is produced by the hard-working volunteers that host the show. You will see vintage tractors plowing, corn pickers picking corn, and soybean harvesting. The book also includes the…
With the 1998 debut of its V92C, Victory Motorcycles became the New American Motorcycle. Victory’s innovative and stylish heavyweight cruisers attracted a loyal, hard-riding following, though not the market share that was needed to survive. This richly illustrated book covers the brand’s history model-by-model, and analyzes why the parent company announced in early 2017 that its Victory division…
This high-quality set of 24 greeting cards features photographs of six different red tractors, from the iconic Farmall to the very last of the cutting edge 2+2 four-wheel-drive tractors built by International Harvester. The cards are perfect for the holidays, but are blank inside so you can send them for any occasion. Gorgeous photographs by Lee Klancher show off the machines in the early morning…
This detailed coloring book features 36 hand-created sketches of all the most popular collectible and modern farm tractors. These beautiful pieces of art offer the coloring enthusiast young and old an opportunity to use colored pencils, ink pens, or crayons to relax and get creative with their favorite farm tractors. Includes machines from John Deere, International Harvester, Farmall, Ford, Allis…
Everyone has a bucket list. And on almost any motorcycle rider's list is some kind of remote destination —a dream journey. For many, that destination is the so-called "end of the world,' in Ushuaia, Argentina. The 15 seasoned adventure motorcyclists in this book made the dream a reality as they negotiated an uncharted route to the southernmost tip of South America, on a journey dubbed Expedition…
Very few copies remain and this book will not be reprinted! Get yours today. As seen on the Jay Leno show!The story of the four-wheel-drive tractors built by Steiger, International Harvester, Case, and Case IH is told in dramatic fashion in this authoritative guide. Starting with the development of early four-wheel-drive systems at International Harvester, the book traces the evolution and…
Busy on the Farm introduces children to the demanding world of modern farming. Narrated by Casey the farmer and Tillus the worm, this book teaches children how Frankie and Fern, Casey's hardworking Farmall tractors, feed, clean and take care of animals in addition to maintaining Happy Skies Farm. Plus, learn the science and art of haymaking with Bailey Baler. Filled with colorful action…