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Robert T. Rhode is the author of
award-winning books ranging from fiction to nonfiction. He is recognized
for his captivating stories, his easygoing style, and his weekly blog,
including his blog novel titled The Farm in Pine
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The Steam Tractor Encyclopedia
(with
John F. Spalding)
<READ THE REVIEWS> 
Now available in a paperback edition from
Brenda Stant,
editor of
Engineers and Engines Magazine!
Call Brenda at 410-673-2414 or send an email to
brenda@engineersandengines.com
This
book features over 600 historical
pictures of farm steam engines.
To preserve our agricultural heritage, The Steam Tractor Encyclopedia
is packed with stories.
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Hoosier Seasons Half a
Century Ago
Free, 750 KB, PDF
Robert T. Rhode has composed this prose poem about the
seasons. The lines reflect his upbringing on a diversified farm in
Indiana where he experienced the joys of rural life, not to
mention the occasional struggles.
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Portraits of Great Authors
Free
Does your son or daughter need a portrait of a
great author for a book review or school project? You can download
several original paintings
here!
Complimentary Portraits for These Great Authors:
James Arthur Baldwin, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Willa Cather, Geoffrey
Chaucer, Dante Alighieri, William Faulkner, Franz Kafka, Toni Morrison
[Chloe Ardelia Wofford], Edgar A. Poe, George Sand [Amantine Aurore
Lucile Dupin], Amy Tan, Leo Tolstoy [Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy],
Edith Wharton, Walt Whitman, and Virginia Woolf [Adeline Virginia
Woolf].
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The Chime of the Christmas Angel
(eBook
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<READ THE REVIEW>

Can’t find the right greeting card for someone on your list? Unable to
choose among cards that all look alike? Why not give a heartwarming
eBook instead?
Reminiscent of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, this captivating
short story observes the finest Yuletide traditions and is sure to
become a family favorite for holidays to come! |
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Songs of
Christmas
Free,
550 KB, PDF
Here are lyrics to 86 of the most loved Christmas songs that
Robert has assembled. Print selected pages for a songfest around a
piano or read from an iPad for an impromptu gathering.
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Classic American Steamrollers
(with
Raymond L. Drake)
(paperback
)
<READ THE REVIEWS> 
This book won the Silver Jubilee Certificate awarded by England’s Road
Roller Association. You’ll be fascinated by the depth of information about the great
steam-powered machines that rolled America’s highways.
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Movie of Dan Patch, Pacer, 1896–1916
 
Dan Patch was one of the most famous racehorses
of all time. A pacer, he became arguably America’s first sports
celebrity. Robert T. Robert’s great grandmother’s brother, Thomas Eleazer Fenton,
was the blacksmith who designed a special horseshoe that made the young
Dan Patch a winner. Growing up in Pine Village, the same town where Tom
and his forge helped an otherwise clumsy horse to victory, Robert heard
several stories about Dan Patch, who was originally owned by Dan Messner
of nearby Oxford. Robert even has Tom’s original blacksmith sign! Here
is a movie made from a 1909 booklet of photographs that, when riffled,
made the horse, sulky, and driver (H. C. Hersey) come to life. For
readers who want to know more about the renowned harness horse, Robert
recommends the book
Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in
America by Charles Leerhsen.
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The Harvest Story: Recollections
of Old-Time Threshermen
<READ THE REVIEWS> 
This delightful
paperback offers the unforgettable story of wheat
threshing at the turn of the last century.


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The Aultman & Taylor Company
Free,
1.1 MB, PDF
This book by Dr. Lorin E. Bixler was edited by Dr. Robert T. Rhode and
serialized beginning in The Iron-Men Album Magazine in 2000 and
continuing in Steam Traction from 2001 through 2003. To improve
readability, Robert’s editing marks were deleted starting in 2001. This
document is provided for readers who want a source of the book in one
place, not spread across many magazines, and who desire to see where
Robert edited Lorin’s typescript. For years, Robert had heard rumors
about an unpublished manuscript giving the history of the Aultman &
Taylor Company. Some said Lorin had planned to write the book but quit
midway in his research. Others claimed he had begun composing the
manuscript but had not finished it. George W. Richey of Norwich, Ohio,
told Robert that the typescript of the finished but unedited book was in
Mansfield. This was exciting news! To a steam enthusiast, paging through
Lorin’s pages was like discovering a lost city of gold.
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A List of 65 Recommended Agricultural Readings
Free,
750 KB, PDF
A Few Books on Farming and on Transportation History
Biographies of People Connected to Agricultural Steam Power
Books for Children
Books on the History of Agricultural Steam Power
Books on the Application of Steam to Farming and Related Pursuits
Books on Implements and Gasoline Tractors
Books Published During the Agricultural Steam Era
Reading for Fun
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In Poe’s Skin
Free,
350 KB, PDFFor over a decade, Robert performed a play that he wrote
to portray the life and writing of Edgar A. Poe. In this essay, Robert
reminisces about his years on stage and, in the process, offers several
insights into Poe.
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