Publisher's Synopsis
It's 1905 and Werner ("Mac") Fixx and his new bride Anna arrive in New York, immigrants from Oldenburg, Germany. With exceptional mechanical talent and a fascination for engine-driven machines, Mac and Anna move west as the Age of Iron dawns. Settling in the Great Plains of South Dakota, they meet many pioneers of the automotive and equipment industries that built America. They see the roaring expansion of the roads and railroads, endure the devastation of heartbreaking loss and join the ranks of hardscrabble mechanical geniuses who opened an entire continent. Mac Fixx, Age of Iron is a fictional account of one immigrant family's experience in early 20th century America. Its characters live and work at the advent of internal combustion and the machines it powers. It combines the family's story with unique insights into engine-powered machines, especially diesel, and the extraordinary people who put them to work. This special workbook edition integrates the full text of Mac Fixx: Age of Iron with over 75 specially designed online training modules and over 70 more references to useful learning resources inside the text itself. Designed as a Do It Yourself tech school, this volume provides a solid foundation for learning mechanical skills with a focus on internal combustion technology. An ideal supplement for shop instruction, self-learning and homeschool families, Mac Fixx: Age of Iron combines a fast-moving story of the American century with practical learning about the machines that built the country.
