Ford is to automobile what Best is to tractors. Making Tracks: C.L. Best and the Caterpillar Tractor Co. is a complete picture of Clarence Leo Best and why he was driven to live up to his name Best. Read about the little-known history of the name behind the success of the historical California company, the Caterpillar Tractor Co. Best's life was varied and intriguing; designing and building tractors, raising cattle, fistfights in the boardroom, lawsuits and hostile takeovers, and mining gold were a few of the experiences ...
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Ford is to automobile what Best is to tractors. Making Tracks: C.L. Best and the Caterpillar Tractor Co. is a complete picture of Clarence Leo Best and why he was driven to live up to his name Best. Read about the little-known history of the name behind the success of the historical California company, the Caterpillar Tractor Co. Best's life was varied and intriguing; designing and building tractors, raising cattle, fistfights in the boardroom, lawsuits and hostile takeovers, and mining gold were a few of the experiences that punctuate the chapters of this brilliant life. Ultimately, Best's improvements to the track-type tractor concept allowed the Caterpillar Tractor Co. to become the world's road builder and so much more. This story follows Best through his life, from working for his father through starting and operating his own company to being chairman of the board for the Caterpillar Tractor Co. for twenty six years. To complete the profile of the man as well as the entrepreneur,
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Add this copy of Making Tracks: C.L. Best and the Caterpillar Tractor Co to cart. $69.90, good condition, Sold by Seattle Goodwill rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Bookhouse Fulfillment.
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May have some shelf-wear due to normal use. Your purchase funds free job training and education in the greater Seattle area. Thank you for supporting Goodwill's nonprofit mission!
Add this copy of Making Tracks: C.L. Best and the Caterpillar Tractor Co to cart. $75.00, very good condition, Sold by Cupboard Maker Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Enola, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Beaver's Pond Press, Inc..
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Very good in very good dust jacket. The covers have a little shelf wear. The dust jacket has slightly bumped edges and a small tear on the back top corner. The dust jacket is slightly off center. The sewn binding is showing at the endpapers. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 182 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Line drawings, black & white. Audience: General/trade. The life of Clarence Leo Best and the history behind the Caterpillar Tractor company.
Add this copy of Making Tracks: C.L. Best and the Caterpillar Tractor Co to cart. $133.33, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Beavers Pond Pr.
