Battling blazing sun, gritty dust, dizzying heights, and unfriendly rattlesnakes the windmillers of Burdick & Burdick Company in El Paso crossed the Southwest during the Great Depression bringing windmills and water to the parched land. From 1923 to 1942, Burdick photographed his men at work. Those photos, paired with Baker's text, shape Burdick's memories into a fascinating story.
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Battling blazing sun, gritty dust, dizzying heights, and unfriendly rattlesnakes the windmillers of Burdick & Burdick Company in El Paso crossed the Southwest during the Great Depression bringing windmills and water to the parched land. From 1923 to 1942, Burdick photographed his men at work. Those photos, paired with Baker's text, shape Burdick's memories into a fascinating story.
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Very Good+ 0896722945. Softcover is blue with black lettering on front and spine. Pages are clean and tight. Printed on acid-free paper. Preface by Elmer Kelton. Cover may appear different from that pictured. Illustrated with 51 b/w photographs. "This book, full of Tex Burdick's historical photos, is told by the proud windmillers themselves. They tell you why they endured the blazing sun, sandstorms, blisters, rattlesnakes, and peril to life and limb running up windmills like monkeys on a string...a good story, simply told." [Ron Hiddleston].; B&W Photographs; 0.38 x 9.5 x 8.54 Inches; xvi, 107 pages; Cover has minor bumping, rubbing/scuffing.
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New. Photographic recollections of windmills and windmillers taken in 1930s by owner of largest windmill distributorship in U.S. New book, no flaws. Guaranteed satisfaction; booksellers since 1982.
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B&w photographs. Near Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author [xviii], 107pp----Inscribed [no inscribee] and signed by the author: Perhaps the best view of the world is the one offered from the top of a windmill, T. Lindsay Baker, 27 March 1998----
