Evinrude, Johnson and the Legend of OMC

Author: Jeffrey L. Rodengen
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ISBN: 0945903103
Publisher: Write Stuff Syndicate (October, 1992)
Sales Rank: 305,533
Average Customer Rating: 4 out of 5

Customer Reviews

Rating: 5 out of 5
it's a very good book
There are more pictures very nice ,the text it's clear and interessing book for history of Evinrude and Johnson motor outboard and other products.

Rating: 5 out of 5
Evinrude, Johnson and the Legend of OMC
It is hard to write about a company with roots 90 years in the past and not have it be a Legend. The Evinrude and Johnson Families were pioneers in an era when people with autos were a minority. People today who can't imagine life with out television, think an outboard motor has always been on the back of a fishing boat. Jeffery Rondengen takes you from these early days with the people who helped define summer recreation for many around the world, to the dependable, quiet, easy to use outboard of today. I was fascinated to see how the motors evolved, though at times it was like looking at an advertising brochure. It was obvious OMC was involved in the production, but what would you expect of a book about there company. I found it to be an easy read and profusely illistrated, But I found a few cases of confusion with what motors were being written about. A section about a three cylinder outboard was illistrated by a V-6, In the Outboards at War section, the 50 HP Army Storm Boat Motor was illistrated by a nine point seven, and a twenty two horse power outboard.

These minor errors aside, I enjoyed the book because it brought back memories of summer fun I had with several of the models mentioned. The pictures are great, it may help some find out just how old there Johnson, Elto, or Evinrude really is.

Rating: 2 out of 5
Needs editing
Rodengen's facts are accurate and interesting, but I find the style of connected magazine articles to give too much redundancy. Background that was necessary for each magazine article is included over and over again in this book. The same point could be delivered with a book 60% to 70% the size. A lot of interesting information especially if you know little or nothing on this subject.

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