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Chainsaws: A History

David Lee

First published in 2006 and now with over 10,000 copies sold, this award-winning book on the worldwide history of the chainsaw will captivate all gadget fanciers, even if they've never had a chainsaw in their hands.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Harbour Publishing
  • Publish Date: Aug 4th, 2020
  • Pages: 216
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.90in - 10.80in - 0.50in - 2.20lb
  • EAN: 9781550179118
  • Categories: HistoryPower Tools

About the Author

Lee, David: -

David Lee's books range from Four-Wheeling on Southern Vancouver Island (Harbour Publishing, 1997), a guide to the island's rugged back roads, to Commander Zero (Tightrope Books, 2012), a novel set on the BC coast. His other books include Stopping Time: Paul Bley and the Transformation of Jazz (Véhicule Press, 1998) and The Battle of the Five Spot: Ornette Coleman and the New York Jazz Field (Wolsak and Wynn, 2014). Lee is originally from Mission, BC, and lived in Pender Harbour, BC, where he gained the hands-on experience that led him to write Chainsaws. He now lives in Hamilton, ON, the setting for his award-winning Midnight Games (Wolsak and Wynn, 2015) trilogy.

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Praise for this book

"In the story of the ongoing struggle between man and nature (not to mention between man and man), the chainsaw makes for a surprisingly colorful chapter." --Stephen Knight, Quill & Quire

"An indispensable and comprehensively informative reference source for professionals and non-specialist general readers with an interest in chainsaws or chainsaw technology, Chainsaws: A History, is profusely illustrated throughout in full color and certain to be an immediate and enduringly popular addition to personal, community, and academic library collections." --Midwest Book Review