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Apr 2

Definitive Book on Steam….?

@alsancle

do I recall a comment you made in the past on another forum about a Definitive Steam Book?   Is there a “Steam Bible”, or comprehensive book that is a “must have”?
Apr 2, 2026
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alsancle avatar
· Apr 2
John, there are a few but start with this one. It is about Doble but covers Stanley, White and some of the other cars. It is two volumes but I found it to be an easy read.
JohnBloom avatar
· Apr 2
@alsancle 
that is the one. I remember the photo of the cover of it. Thanks.
Royale835Sedan avatar
· Apr 3
This is also a very good book. Touches on Doble also. Don Hoke is currently writing a book on White.

National Prize Winning Biography of Hector Halhead "Steam" Stewart, a New Zealand steam automobile engineer.
alsancle avatar
· Apr 3
@Royale835Sedan   100% agree with this.  Easy read and lots and lots of period photos and documentation.  Don spent hundreds of hours with the family  and access to incredible information.
Chris avatar
· Oct 4
some pictures are wrongly captioned though so dont believe everything