The Stanley Steamer, America's Legendary Steam Car
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Date: November 29, 2003 01:34PM
<HTML>I just received a notice from the Stanley Museum, that their book, "The Stanley Steamer, America's Legendary Steam Car"; by Kit Foster now has a publication date of March 1, 2004. It will be a hard cover, more than 500 pages, 12 inch X 9 inch format. More than 350 pictures, many never before published. The notice said, "At last, the definitive book on the Stanley steam car is done! Five years in the works, the Stanley Museum has put the full force of it's archives, expertise and connections to work to make this a resource worthy of the Stanley steam car and the museum that celebrates it. A virtual Who's Who of Stanley experts and historians- from Delaware's Thomas C. Marshall to Brent Campbell, the grandson of Fred Marriott's mechanic, George Monreau has vetted facts. From the main text to photograph captions and appendices, every part of the book has been reviewed in depth. The result is a single source of history, background, and the people who made it. This book pulls pieces of the story together into one place, weaving disparate fact into a whole story that's waited a century to be told. Not a shop manual or just another car book, this is a landmark publication that will appeal alike to historians, car people - and anyone interested in a good read about American's legendary past....."
My first thought is that I am going to have to get taller shelf on my book case to hold this tall book. But then, with over 500 pages, maybe it is better if it lays horizontal on the shelf. Everyone in our family thinks that I am crazy to follow the Stanley steamer with so much energy. I am going to buy a book for everyone in our family, so that they can understand why I have been in such a steamy fuss all this time. Pat Farrell</HTML>