Motorized obsessions : life, liberty, and the small-bore engine / Paul R. Josephson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Josephson, Paul R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Small gasoline engines.

Internal combustion engines--History.

Internal combustion engines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Synthesizing information from medical journals, recent environmental research, nongovernmental organizations, and manufacturers, Josephson's compelling history leads to one irrefutable conclusion: these machines cannot be operated without loss of life and loss of habitat.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

1 Fordism in Outdoor Recreation

2 Elk-Snowmobile Syndrome

3 Internal Combustion Adventure

4 The Lunacy of Personal Watercraft

5 Small-Bore Engines around the Home and Garden

Appendix

Notes

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-250) and index.

ISBN:

0-8018-9639-8

OCLC:

549504134