Book updates – Page 2 – Overland Trains

Sno-Train Pulling a non-LeTourneau Trailer

During any scientific, research, or subject matter exploration, understanding the finer details can make or break a project. Observations that…

Imagine driving down the road and seeing this machine taking over part of your lane. You bet that you are…

The last couple of days were spent moving my wife and I to a new home in Gig Harbor, WA.…

For the most part, I work on some aspect of the book every day. Some days my actual job, the…

Below, the Overland Train MkII rolls along with a Cargo Car and Power Car in Yuma, AZ. There is no…

I worked on scanning the Overland Mk II Preliminary Design, Study, and Investigation report this weekend. The report is unpublished…

I love research. Aside from the the satisfaction of completing a final project, digging deep into archival documentation provides a…

I had intended on self-funding this project. The deeper that I get into the research and writing, I am realizing…

After reading Jon Gertner’s books, I realized that he used a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to fund…

Jon Gertner’s “The Idea Factory.” I just finished his most recent book about Greenland. His writing style and research depth…

I took a month long book writing break during the holidays. My day job has been demanding my full attention…

I have been working on translating research information to chapters. As information comes to light, I categorize documents, images, and…