All of stephen meaders books are excellent and this is one of his best books. Stephen warren meader was born on may 2, 1892, in providence, rhode island, to walter sidney meader, a teacher at a quaker school, and his wife, lucy hawkes meader. I fell in love with reading and writing when i read this book as a fifth grader, in the 50s. Here is a story set in the world of today, where the most intense interest of every boy approaching manhood is the problem of how he is going to earn his living. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Redheaded tom ballard started off with no capital except his ancient tmodel ford truck and built up a thriving business by his own efforts. Walter meader gave up teaching when stephen was twelve and moved the family to rural new hampshire where he worked as a timber cutter. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Finally, in an exciting climax, he wins an important earthmoving contract. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition.
Meader has 48 books on goodreads with 1758 ratings. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Its the book that ben hanscom had borrowed while he was young and found when he went back to derry. Meader, including cleared for action four tales of the sea bethlehem budget books, and muddy road to glory, and more on. Of still broader interest is the story of bills plucky battle to build a contracting business from that modest start. Meader may 2, 1892 july 18, 1977 was the author of over forty novels for young readers. Jan 31, 2015 recovering a cat d2 sunken in a lake and building a construction company around it. Willing to tackle any job with his little bulldozer, he clears orchards, digs cellars, moves buildings, plows fields, skids logs, and fights forest fires. Bulldozer is an uplifting story about about about an industrious young man in maine who struggles to set up his own business as a bulldozer operator to support his mother and himself. Jan 01, 2004 i fell in love with reading and writing when i read this book as a fifth grader, in the 50s.
And it is not as if meader s books were dull, almost comparable to pease, or another favorite, joseph altsheler. Anything seemed possible, what with satellites orbiting earth and men to follow. Shop sales and specials rare and first edition copies about stephen meader bio. All of stephen meader s books are excellent and this is one of his best books. Great color illustration on front of dj and many drawings throughout by edwin schmidt. He makes enemies, but he makes loyal friends as well. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Willing to tackle any job with his little bulldozer, he clears orchards, digs.
Publication date 1951 publisher new york, harcourt, brace collection. Bill crane, just out of high school and eager for a job, goes on a june fishing trip with his friend, ducky davis, to a lake in the maine wilderness. Publishing company dedicated to faithfully republishing the books of stephen meader. There is a tiny hole at the bottom edge of the front board. I first read bulldozer in 1959, at the very beginning of the space age. Literary comeon for mechanically minded boys who corn straight fiction is this story of an enterprising young man who carves a career for himself with a bulldozer, by the popular author of so many rugged yarns for boys. And it is not as if meaders books were dull, almost comparable to pease, or another favorite, joseph altsheler.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and. Bill crane, jobless high school graduate, finds a niche for his mechanical abilities when he salvages and reconditions a caterpillar d tractor which had been abandoned in. Meaders bulldozer, two young men stumble upon a caterpillar d2 tractor and resuscitate it with skills that they acquired during the war in the army corps of engineers. Meader tells a story of the fruits of determination, integrity, courage, ingenuity and grit in this classic of boys literature. Meader at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Originally published in 1951, this famous book is back in print. Recovering a cat d2 sunken in a lake and building a construction company around it. More important than the bass they catch is the discovery of a caterpillar d2 tractor sunk and abandoned in the lake.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. In fact, chapter 3 of bulldozer, getting the tractor out of a frozenover lake, struck me as about the most exciting chapter of any book i ever read this as an adult. Peggy meader hofmann, daughter of stephen meader, was also very helpful in taking the time to speak with me about her father. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. His optimistic stories generally tended to either concern young men developing independent businesses in the face of adversity, or else young men caught up in adventures during different periods in american history. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name.
Meader 2 editions first published in 1951 download daisy. Lumberjack vintage hardcover book stephen w meader 1934 harcourt brace company. I operated a d4 cat on a dairy farm in pennsylvania in the 60s. Banks, writer and editor of science fiction and nonfiction recently shared with us how stephen meaders bulldozer inspired him at an early age and helped shape his goals as a writer. Thoroughlyresearched and beautifully written, this book offers many insights into character and american history in the late forties. First edition hardcover book, signed and inscribed by author. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases. Meader, for his time, and for generously providing me with publishers correspondence, unpublished manuscripts, and other documents relating to his fathers career. Illustrated by edward schmidt meader online at alibris. Bulldozer stephen w meader bill rescues an abandoned bulldozer and starts his own small business. The book opens with an account taken from a similarly titled youngadult novel published in 1951. Bulldozer by stephen meader and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It was the story of a d2 sunk through pond ice pulled out, restored and put back to work.