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History of Snowmobiles
Title: History of Snowmobiles
Category: Science & Technology / Engineering
Details: Words: 776 | Pages: 3.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
History of Snowmobiles
Snowmobiling is a fun sport that only really started about 40 years ago.
People flew before we mastered snow travel. The first snowmobile wasn't
built until 1908, 5 years after the Wright Brothers flew their plane. This
"snowmobile" was actually a large machine like a steam locomotive with
skis. This machine didn't turn by it's self but needed several dogs and men to
turn it around. Snowmobiles have changed allot since then and are now fast
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…showed last 75 words of 776 total…group of snowmobilers went all of the way up to the North Pole and were
spotted by a navy plane. These events were highly publicized and led to a
boom in the snowmobile industry and the making of the snowmobiles people
now ride.
Bibliography
"Snowmobile", The World Book Encyclopedia, 1995 Ed., Vol. 17, Pg. 207
Wimer, Sally, The Snowmobiler Companion, New York, Ziff-Davis
Publishing Company, 1972
Joseph, James, Here is Your Hobby Snowmobiling, New York, G.P.
Putnam's Sons, 1972
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