Online Catalogue last updated 17th of September 2023
Colin Fraser's standard work, Harry Ferguson: inventor and pioneer, skips over the great man's early adventures in less than twenty pages. This new book, dealing mostly with the period 1906-13, completes the story.
The young Ferguson, apprenticed at his brother's motor repair workshop, developed an over-riding interest in all things mechanical. He built and raced motorbikes and cars, then turned to aviation, designing, building and flying his own aeroplane. He was the first person to fly a plane in Ireland.
Ferguson's obsession with flight - the same single-minded determination he was later to devote to his tractors and farm machinery - makes for fascinating reading. He had to solve engineering problems and then take all the risks that early aviators faced. There were plenty of thrills and spills.
The authors have researched the subject widely, and among the many fine illustrations in the book are 27 from the Ferguson family museum.
Code No. 014275, ISBN 9781900935814