Cross Timbers Press

Set in the first UFO scare of 1896, Yoshi, a Japanese boy crosses the Pacific and crashes his balloon into Billy's Idaho farm. With Billy's help, he returns home, chased by a sheriff, Pinkerton detectives and a Japanese Army officer.

Detroit woke up to the need for Air Conditioning in 1954, but 3 Texas companies already had the drop on them.

After-market Auto Air Conditioning recognized in one of the cities that gave it birth.

Rod Barclay’s history of after-market Auto Air Conditioning was reviewed in the December issue of Classic Car magazine by Senior Editor Mark J. McCourt, who mentioned the author’s breezy and enjoyable-to-read writing style.

Texas author uncovers little-known history of how three Texas automotive air conditioning pioneers defied Detroit in the 1940s and 1950s and became leaders in after-market auto air conditioning.