{"product_id":"9781550173802","title":"Chainsaws: A History","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2007 Award for Best Non-Fiction Book from Arts Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of US Magazine Independent Publisher's IPPY Award for Best Western Canadian Regional Title\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It rips, and cuts, it makes a horrible racket--a 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 century--the revolution of individual empowerment.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins author \u003cb\u003eDavid Lee\u003c\/b\u003e in this first-ever book on the worldwide history of the chainsaw, an invention that transformed the forest industry and eventually became the indispensable companion of every red-blooded country dweller. Chainsaws, it turns out, have a curious history and since the 19th century they have taken on many forms. From 600-pound steam-powered 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 \u003ci\u003eThose Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines\u003c\/i\u003e. Carefully tracing the evolutionary threads of countless short-lived pioneer devices, author Lee, working together with a worldwide network of chainsaw buffs, traces the roaring, woodchip-and-oil-sprayed progress of what is now a lightweight modern machine that holds a place of honour in the world's woodsheds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChainsaws\u003c\/i\u003e 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 one-man saws, the rise and fall of Canada's proud Pioneer brand, and the late entry into the field of the centuries-old 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 high-tech inventions such as lasers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harbour Publishing Company, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054936015088,"sku":"9781550173802","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781550173802_p0.jpg?v=1763751213","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781550173802","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}