A New Book

     This book is Volume III of the Kaiser's series on the origin and history of Marathon Motor Works. This book focuses on the major contributors to the automobile manufacturer, by explaining their backgrounds, formative experiences, strengths, and challenges. The two previous volumes dealt with the industrial development and growth of the company (Vol I) and the development of auto manufacture through related industrial operations in Jackson.

     The Marathon Men: Jackson to Nashville continues it's heavy reliance on primary source materials, with plentiful newspaper clippings, schematics, patent applications, and print advertisements.
     Biographies of the men behind the company include:
            Dr. Moses S. Neeley;  John L. Wisdom;  Exile Burkitt;  William Henry Collier;
            Howell Harris Brooks;  Augustus H. Robinson;  Henry W. Buttorff;  George Killebrew;
            and Harry Smith Berry;  plus Marathon preservationist Barry L. Walker.

It's a detailed study of the men behind the Marathon!

To see images of Marathons on display at the Tennessee State Museum click here