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In this lively historical account of one of America's ingenious entrepreneurs and inventors, the adventurous path of Clessie Cummins is told from his early innovations to the founding of his global brand and company. Best known as the father of the American diesel truck, Cummins's formal schooling ended at the eighth grade. Despite that, he generated thirty-three US patents over fifty-six years. He founded the diesel engine company bearing his name and served as its president for nineteen years. A racer at heart, he set world speed and endurance records in race cars and trucks. The Diesel Odyssey of Clessie Cummins is more than a simple recitation of a pioneering individual's exploits and ac...