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Blades in the Sky: Windmilling through the Eyes of B.H. "Tex" Burdick 1992
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- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “Book shows wear. Corners/edges have wear. Cover has slight scratching. See all photos. (c3)”
- ISBN
- 9780896722941
- Book Title
- Blades in the Sky : Windmilling Through the Eyes of B. H. &Quot;Tex&Quot; Burdick
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publication Year
- 1992
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, History
- Topic
- Hydraulics, Mechanical, Agriculture / Agronomy / General, Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 8.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 107 Pages
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No water ever tasted better than when it came up clear and cool from deep in the ground, its flow pulsing to the steady rhythm of the wind-driven pump. . . . Windmill men such as Tex Burdick and others described in Baker?s narrative deserve much credit for making life possible in semi-desert rural areas of Texas, New Mexico, and other parts of the West. ?Elmer Kelton, from the forewordDuring the Great Depression the windmillers of the Burdick & Burdick Company of El Paso, one of the largest windmill distributorships in the United States, crisscrossed the desert Southwest to bring wind power and water to a parched land. Battling blazing sun, dust storms, dizzying heights, and the hazards of cacti and rattlesnakes, they worked seven days a week from sunup to sundown and counted themselves lucky to earn two dollars a day. From 1923 to 1942, company owner B. H. ?Tex? Burdick, Sr., photographed his men at work, producing a chronicle of the windmillers? lives. Fifty of his remarkable images, paired here with text by historian T. Lindsay Baker, preserve the fascinating story of the industry that made western settlement possible.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
ISBN-10
0896722945
ISBN-13
9780896722941
eBay Product ID (ePID)
305840
Product Key Features
Book Title
Blades in the Sky : Windmilling Through the Eyes of B. H. &Quot;Tex&Quot; Burdick
Number of Pages
107 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1992
Topic
Hydraulics, Mechanical, Agriculture / Agronomy / General, Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Preface by
Kelton, Elmer
Lccn
92-017903
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