Ole Evinrude and his outboard motor / Bob Jacobson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobson, Bob, 1963-

Series:

Badger Biographies

Badger biographies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evinrude, Ole, 1877-1934.

Evinrude, Ole.

Outboard motors--History--Juvenile literature.

Outboard motors.

Inventors--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Inventors.

Businessmen--Wisconsin--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Businessmen.

Norwegian Americans--Wisconsin--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Norwegian Americans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (67 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, WI : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, [2009]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ole Evinrude and his Outboard Motor follows Evinrude as he takes his idea for an outboard motor from the drawing board to the factory floor, and in the process, made Wisconsin one of the world's most important centers of outboard motor manufacturing.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""1. Meet Ole Evinrude""; ""2. Ole the Engineer""; ""3. Romance + Ice Cream = An Idea""; ""4. Building a Better Motor""; ""5. A Captain of Industry""; ""6. The Evinrude Legacy""; ""Appendix: Ole�s Time Line""; ""Glossary""; ""Reading Group Guide and Activities""; ""To Learn More about Innovators, Inventors, and Inventions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-87020-543-9