The Fabulous Saga of Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Tractor

2001
The Fabulous Saga of Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Tractor
Author: William Hazlett Upson
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Botts, Alexander (Fictitious character)
ISBN: 9780896585300
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Botts is back! After nearly 30 years, the fabulously popular stories of Earthworm Tractor salesman Alexander Botts are back in print to delight both those who remember reading William Hazlett Upson's tales, and those who will be discovering the amusing adventures of the "natural born salesman" for the first time. Author William Hazlett Upson turned his work experience with the Holt Caterpillar Company into a second career when "The Saturday Evening Post" published his first story in 1927 in the saga of tractor salesman extraordinare Alexander Botts and Earthworm crawlers. The series was so popular that it led to 112 Botts tales and a movie, "Earthworm Tractors," that starred Joe E. Brown as Botts.

Alexander Botts

1977
Alexander Botts
Author: William Hazlett Upson
Publisher: Queens House, Incorporated
Total Pages: 338
Release: 1977
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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The tractor salesman, Alexander Botts, is the personification of the American dream: He is his own boss. Although he is 'employed' by the Earthworm Tractor Company (i.e. Caterpiller, where William Hazlett Upson, Bott's creator worked for five years) it takes only one or two of the letters in Botts' immortal prose to make clear just who is in command ...

Botts Abroad

2021-04
Botts Abroad
Author: William Hazlett Upson
Publisher: Alexander Botts and the Earthw
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2021-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781642340396
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The world's best tractor salesman is back in this second installment of Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Tractor. In this series of humorous short stories, Botts and his new bride travel to Europe on a special assignment to bring the solid, American-made machines to the Old World! Nicknamed "Gadget" because of her usefulness, Mrs. Botts proves to be as resourceful as her husband in cleverly closing deals in ancient cities previously thought to have no market for crawler tractors. Alexander Botts was created in 1927 by author William Hazlett Upson, and the stories are based on Upson's work as a factory assembler and sales demonstrator for the Caterpillar Tractor Company. For almost half a century, Botts was beloved by Saturday Evening Post readers in more than 100 short stories. This book includes the original illustrations that appeared with the stories in The Saturday Evening Post, and is part of a series that will be the first to present the entire collection. Alexander Botts and his Earthworm Tractor will charm readers young and old and entertain with innocent mayhem, timeless humor, and twists of fate.

Botts Begins

2020-09-15
Botts Begins
Author: William Hazlett Upson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2020-09-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781642340259
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Welcome to the world of Alexander Botts and Earthworm Tractors, a series of humorous short stories about a bumbling salesman's trial and tribulations selling crawler tractors. His unusual sales tactics send the machines through impervious swamps, murky lakes, and high snowbanks. His schemes consistently backfire but, in the end, he never fails to close the deal! In this book, Botts talks his way into a job selling Earthworm Tractors for The Farmers' Friend Tractor Company. Alexander Botts was created in 1927 by author William Hazlett Upson, and these stories are based on Upson's brief career as a mechanic for the Caterpillar Tractor Company. For almost half a century, Botts was beloved by Saturday Evening Post readers in more than 100 short stories. This series of books is the only publication to present the collection in its entirety, and includes five Botts stories that never appeared in the Saturday Evening Post. Alexander Botts and his Earthworm Tractor will charm readers young and old and entertain with innocent mayhem, timeless humor, and twists of fate.

The Thirteenth Amendment and American Freedom

2004-12-12
The Thirteenth Amendment and American Freedom
Author: Alexander Tsesis
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2004-12-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 0814782760
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Tsesis explains why the 13th Amendment is essential to contemporary America, offering a fresh analysis of the role the Amendment has played regarding civil rights legislation.

100 Years of Vintage Farm Tractors

100 Years of Vintage Farm Tractors
Author: Michael Dregni
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release:
Genre: Farm tractors
ISBN: 9781610603355
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This tribute to 100 years of vintage farm tractors is for all those who "get it": those who appreciate the lines of a recently restored tractor glistening in the sun; those who get goosebumps at the distinctive sounds of the famous Poppin' Johnnies; those who plan their budgets and days around the careful restoration of that Minne-Mo or Farmall.

Destructive Messages

2002-08-19
Destructive Messages
Author: Alexander Tsesis
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2002-08-19
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0814782728
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Tsesis uses historical examples to illuminate the central role racist speech played in encouraging attitudes that led to human rights violations against German Jews, Native Americans, and African Americans, and also discusses the dangers posed by hate speech spread on the Internet today. He also offers an examination of the psychology of scapegoating."--BOOK JACKET.

The Big Book of Caterpillar

2004-03
The Big Book of Caterpillar
Author: Robert N. Pripps
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2004-03
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780896586444
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9x12, 172 color & 63 B&W photos, 37 color and 28 B&W illustrations, index, bibliography