Until 1949, resurfacing an ice rink required an ungainly tractor-pulled shaver followed by three or four workers scooping away the shavings and then spraying and squeegeeing water. The process--including the refreezing--took more than an hour, as skaters or hockey players waited patiently. That all changed when a tireless inventor by the name of Frank J. Zamboni--who also happened to own a skating rink in Southern California--put his mind to creating a quality sheet of ice in a shorter time.

The story of the machines the Zamboni Company has produced--now as beloved among sports enthusiasts as ice skates and hockey pucks--is fully told in this fun-filled history of machine-age ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit that forever changed the nature of ice sports. Inside this official illustrated story, created with the cooperation of the Zamboni Company, you'll be greeted by a wealth of visual material from their archives. Explore:

• The early development of Zamboni ice-resurfacing machines
• How they work and have evolved over the years
• The story behind figure-skating legend Sonja Henie's personal Zamboni ice resurfacers
• Anecdotes from drivers
• Stories behind paint schemes
• Colorful tales about Zamboni ice resurfacer drivers
• And much more

The only book on the subject not geared for young kids, Zamboni: The Coolest Machines on Ice offers sports enthusiasts a fun-filled and informative look at one of the most beloved machines on four wheels