Title
Chainsaws: A History
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Winner Of The 2007 Award For Best Nonfiction Book From Arts Hamiltonwinner Of Us Magazine Independent Publisher'S Ippy Award For Best Western Canadian Regional TitleIt Rips, And Cuts, It Makes A Horrible Racketa Chainsaw Is A Frightening Thing. I Write Not To Glorify Its Terrible Power But To Acknowledge Its Place In The Most Sweeping Revolution That Technology Has Wrought In The 20Th Centurythe Revolution Of Individual Empowerment.So Begins Author David Lee In This Firstever Book On The Worldwide History Of The Chainsaw, An Invention That Transformed The Forest Industry And Eventually Became The Indispensable Companion Of Every Redblooded Country Dweller. Chainsaws, It Turns Out, Have A Curious History And Since The 19Th Century They Have Taken On Many Forms. From 600Pound Steampowered Behemoths To Gas Chainsaws Mounted On Wheeled Carriages To Diesel Chainsaws And Electric Chainsaws With Portable Generators, This Book Musters A Curious Collection Of Contraptions And Inventors The Like Of Which We Haven'T Seen Since Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines. Carefully Tracing The Evolutionary Threads Of Countless Shortlived Pioneer Devices, Author Lee, Working Together With A Worldwide Network Of Chainsaw Buffs, Traces The Roaring, Woodchipandoilsprayed Progress Of What Is Now A Lightweight Modern Machine That Holds A Place Of Honour In The World'S Woodsheds.Chainsaws Is A Handsome Gift Book Full Of Wonderful Old And New Photos Along With Priceless Chainsaw Ephemera That Will Warm The Heart Of Anyone Who'S Ever Held A Power Tool. From Andreas Stihl'S Black Forest Experiments To Vancouver'S Booming Wwii Chainsaw Industry, To The Postwar Race To Develop Oneman Saws, The Rise And Fall Of Canada'S Proud Pioneer Brand, And The Late Entry Into The Field Of The Centuriesold Arms Manufacturer Husqvarna,It Examines Why The Chainsaw Is No Good For Massacres (In Texas Or Elsewhere), And Why It Is Unlikely To Replaced By Any New Hightech Inventions Such As Lasers.
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