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Old marine engines : the world of the one-lunger

by Stan Grayson

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The only work devoted to the men & companies who developed a once thriving North American industry. Covers the development of the internal combustion engine for use in fishing & pleasure craft. It will interest historians, boat enthusiasts, industrial archaeologists, & those wanting to learn more about the technology of these unusually captivating machines. The new edition is revised & updated & includes an annotated listing of over 750 U.S. & Canadian marine engine makers circa 1884-1945. The book describes the early development of engines from Maine to Minnesota, Connecticut to California, Toronto to Troy. Now contains a listing of several important museum engine collections. "We strongly recommend the book, & suggest that many folks besides old engine buffs, marine historians, & the like will find it entertaining, & even provocative."--COMMERCIAL FISHERY NEWS. "Grayson writes for the layman but supplements his book with illustrations & diagrams that should satisfy the most technical-minded."--MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM. Devereux Books, 20 Vassar Rd., P.O. Box 503, Marblehead, MA 01945. (617) 631-3055.… (more)
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The only work devoted to the men & companies who developed a once thriving North American industry. Covers the development of the internal combustion engine for use in fishing & pleasure craft. It will interest historians, boat enthusiasts, industrial archaeologists, & those wanting to learn more about the technology of these unusually captivating machines. The new edition is revised & updated & includes an annotated listing of over 750 U.S. & Canadian marine engine makers circa 1884-1945. The book describes the early development of engines from Maine to Minnesota, Connecticut to California, Toronto to Troy. Now contains a listing of several important museum engine collections. "We strongly recommend the book, & suggest that many folks besides old engine buffs, marine historians, & the like will find it entertaining, & even provocative."--COMMERCIAL FISHERY NEWS. "Grayson writes for the layman but supplements his book with illustrations & diagrams that should satisfy the most technical-minded."--MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM. Devereux Books, 20 Vassar Rd., P.O. Box 503, Marblehead, MA 01945. (617) 631-3055.

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