The book, Offenhauser: The Legendary Racing Engine And The Men Who Built It traces the glorious history of arguably the most renowned American racing engines of all time and in so doing tells the definitive story of the designers, machinists and drivers who have created the Offenhauser legend. "Offenhauser: The Legendary Racing Engine And The Men Who Built It" relates how Fred Offenhauser went to work for design genius Harry Miller in 1913. When this duo were subsequently joined by the extraordinary draftsman Leo Goossen the team was formed that through the early 1930s dominated the market for high-performance race engines. Due to numerous ill-conceived projects on the part of Harry Miller, however, America's greatest race engine builder went bankrupt. While Harry Miller exited the team at this point, Goossen and Offenhauser were there to pick-up the pieces. This pair built on early successes of their original, powerful four-cylinder to create a circle-track racing dynasty. At the height of its powers in the 1950s, entire fields of Indy drivers were racing cars powered by Offenhauser engines. While the rear-engine revolution of the mid 1960s and the entry of Ford Motor Company and other companies temporarily knocked Offenhauser from their throne, they soon came roaring back with turbo-charging, which allowed them to recapture the position of leading racecar engine manufacturer. This position held until the early 1980s when engines built by other companies caused the Offenhauser engine equipped racecars to become uncompetitive. The author points out that in the end, the Offenhauser was more a victim of the rules book than any fundamental engineering shortcoming. The major sections of "Offenhauser: The Legendary Racing Engine And The Men Who Built It" are as follows: 1) Dedication; 2) Foreword; 3) Preface; 4) Acknowledments; 5) Introduction; 6) The Men Who Built The Offy; 7) Miller Bankruptcy; 8) Miller Marine - Forerunner Of All The Offys; 9) Offenhauser Takes Command; 10) Oval Track Engines, Large And Small; 11) The Midgets. 1933-1974; 12) Meyer & Drake But Out Offenhauser; 13) Offy, Meyer & Drake Sports Car Specials; 14) Indy And The Championship Trail; 15) The Big Cars, 1930s To 1960s; 16) From The Heights To The Depths, 1965-67; 17) Renewal And Victory; 18) Final Defeat; 19) Offy Today; 20) Appendix-I Midget 97-Inch Series 1934-1974; 21) Appendix-II Engine Production 1947-1965; 22) Appendix-III Offenhauser Engine Record AAA & USAC Championship Racing 1935-1978; 23) Appendix-IV Offenhauser Engine Specifications, 1926-1979; 24) Appendix V Employees; 25) Bibliography; 26) Footnotes and 27) Index. In addition to an informative narrative, "Offenhauser: The Legendary Racing Engine And The Men Who Built It" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 234 black and white photographs; 2) About 25 color photographs and 3) 2 black and white illustrations. This book is 200 pages and is in excellent condition. The author is Gordon Elliot White with Kenneth Walton (assistance). Edition published in 1996.