Transportation Books

White Trucks of the 1950s, Bertram, Barry ISBN: 9781583882306

White Motor Company was a major producer of American trucks between 1919 and 1980 with its primary manufacturing facilities in Cleveland, Ohio. The company began as a sewing machine manufacturing concern founded in 1876 by Thomas H. White and expanded by his sons into steam and gasoline-powered automobiles; however, it was in the trucking field that White made its mark. During its production years, White offered a broad array of light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks before concentrating on the latter from the 1960s on. In addition to its brand name, White purchased and/or marketed a litany of other trucking manufacturers, including Reo, Diamond T, Diamond Reo, Autocar, Whitehorse, PDQ, Western Star, and White Freightliner trucks. White fell on hard financial times and declared bankruptcy in 1980. The named lived on for awhile in the 1980s under the parentage of corporate giant Volvo. This book reviews White medium and heavy-duty truck models in roughly the decade of the 1950s, including the WC, 3000, 4000, 5000, and 9000 series.

When the Dancing Stopped: The Real Story of the Morro Castle Disaster and Its Deadly Wake, Hicks, Brian ISBN: 9780743280099

In the bestselling tradition of The Devil in the White City, award-winning author Hicks tells the explosive story of the Morro Castle, the elegant luxury liner that burned off the coast of New Jersey in 1934. of photos.

Pan American World Airways: Images of a Great Airline, Baldwin, James Patrick ISBN: 9781604520460

..".a carefully constructed timeline of Pan Am's incredible record of fi rsts and aviation achievements... chock full of rare and nostalgic collector's memorabilia... a veritable time capsule into which any reader may be gently transported...back to a time when fl ying was gracious, glamorous and eagerly anticipated by passengers and crew alike " - Susanne (Strickland) Malm, Flight Attendant, JFK, 1968-1978"With Pan American World Airways - Images of a Great Airline, author Jamie Baldwin has given us a treasure trove of Pan Am lore. Here is something for everyone - a concise history of the pioneering airline, a rich potpourri of Pan Am memorabilia, and, best of all, a nostalgic journey back to an age when the mighty Pan American ruled the skies." - Robert Gandt, Pan Am pilot 1965-1991, author of Skygods: The Fall of Pan Am and China Clipper..".a fine chronology of Pan Am's pioneering history, with wonderful pictures to match - valuable to student or aviation afi cionado alike, and browsing will bring back fond memories for employees or passengers, of air travel Pan Am style..." -Pete Runnette, President, Pan Am Historical Foundation "An interesting presentation of Pan Am's colorful history and the leadership role it played in the development of international air transportation."- Charlie Trippe"No history of international aviation can be complete without including the amazing story of Pan American Airways. Pan Am was without doubt the industry's leader for several decades; more than just another airline. Jamie Baldwin's fascinating collection of photographs and chronology captures the story of Pan Am brilliantly, from the early days, thru the glory years to the sad end. It is a story well worth telling." - Barry Humphreys, Chairman, British Air Transport Association and previously a Director of Virgin Atlantic Airways

Performance Corvairs: How to Hotrod the Corvair Engine and Chassis, Emerson, Seth ISBN: 9781931128223

Full and complete revision to the original "How to Hotrod Covair Engines" by Bill Fisher. Everything the engine builder needs to know to rebuild the Corvair for a variety of applications from street to full race. Covers all Corvair Engines from 1960-69.