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All In a Day's Work: Seventy-Five Years of Caterpillar
All in a Day's Work tells the story of how Caterpillar grew from
its modest California beginnings to become a $20 billion global powerhouse. In this
gorgeous, 288-page coffee table book, every page features full-color photos both
contemporary and archival and a first-class design, worthy of the best art book. The
text--punctuated by sidebars, timelines, and so forth--covers the products, the people,
and events that worked together to shape the company.
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The Big Book of Caterpillar
This BIG book presents the complete history of Caterpillar, covering all steam,
gas, and diesel farm tractors, logging crawlers, and construction bulldozers and tractors
from the 1860s to the present. The text combines with stunning color photographs,
historical artwork, advertisements, rare brochures, and collectible memorabilia such as
dealer signs and clocks to tell the whole story of this leading heavy machinery maker. |

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Caterpillar: Farm Crawlers
and Bulldozers
The world's leading producer of heavy construction equipment rumbles to life in
this exceptional color history. Incredible tractors, bulldozers, military equipment and
heavy machinery dating all the way back to 1902 fill the pages of this
"down-to-earth" collection. Also includes pioneering steam- and diesel-driven
machinery at work and show. |

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Caterpillar Photo Gallery
Over 500 factory photos of Caterpillar tractors in road construction, land
clearing, mining, logging, farming, military use, & more. Follow the history of
Caterpillar's crawler tractors, beginning with Holt Caterpillars & Best Tracklayers
through the mighty D9. These sharp, clear, B&W images cover the years 1904 through
1963. |
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Caterpillar D-8
The history of some of Caterpillar's biggest earthmovers
of the period are detailed in this new Photo Archive from Iconografix. Start with the
diesel Seventy-Five, the great-grandfather of today's D-8, and trace the changes made to
the D-8 into the 1970s. Includes the 1H, 8R, 2U, 14A and others, as well as company sales
literature & WWII vintage photographs. |
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Yellow Steel
Extensively illustrated and packed with detailed
information on both manufacturers and machines, Yellow Steel knits together the diverse
stories of the many companies that created the earthmoving equipment industry - how they
began, expanded, retooled, merged, succeeded, and sometimes failed. Their history, a
step-by-step linking of need and invention, provides the foundation for virtually all
modern transportation, construction, commerce, and industry. |
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Giant Earthmovers
Giant Earthmovers - an Illustrated History is the ultimate
reference book on earthmoving equipment. It covers the corporate histories of most of the
manufacturers of these machines, including all the mergers and takeovers of the past two
decades. The introduction of significant machines is well documented, from the earliest
horse-drawn equipment to the modern marvels of today. |
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Construction Equipment Management
A valuable reference for those in civil/construction
technology, this practical and informative guide provides critical knowledge of
construction equipment, its use, and management considerations. It provides clear, concise
explanations of concepts, supported by detailed example problems and realistic exercises,
and requires only limited knowledge of construction equipment. |