on 1/12/03 5:52 PM, Russel Mack at rtmack@concentric.net wrote:
> Hard topic, Keith.
>
I'm looking forward to a return visit to the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum
in Auburn, Indiana this May. The whole building and contents are a great
centerfold subject. There's a lot of great books and videos in the gift
shop too.
Did you also read "The Crossing" and "Cities of the Plain" by McCarthy?
Certainly seems to be a more realistic view of the old west than Max Brand
portrayed. I read every Max Brand book in the Fort Ord library while I was
stationed there.
>I read about "how to design stuff" and "how to fix stuff" all the time, but
>none of these are great books.
Maybe you would enjoy this one ... "The Discoverers" by Boorstin is a
fascinating window into many of the most important discoveries/inventions.
A who made things work and how/why with profiles of the actual people who
did the work. Make sure you have plenty of time to read it. It's not a
fast read and you want to ponder the implications of many of the
discoveries.
Wes
> 3. "Duesenberg"-- J.L. Elbert-- history of the greatest American car
> company, full of pix of cars that could be Playboy centerfolds, according to
> my lustmeter.
>
> Russ, #1226B
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