Guided by his meticulously-kept guidebooks, Paul shares 94 stories, from his first flight in 1973 through his last in 2012. Each of his eight airplanes carried him through the magical world of aviation, both for personal pleasure and business. His home away from home has been Poplar Grove Airport (C77) in Illinois, one of the best of many great general aviation airfields.
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Collectors and restorers have done remarkable work in keeping the IH brand alive, to the point where many of IH's other accomplishments are left in the shadows of history. From home appliances to an iconic cab-over sleeper to a game-changing combine, Wallem tells the stories of an extraordinary company and its exceptional employees.
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Mark Willand was being offered a ranch. For free. He thought there had to be a catch. There was. Set in the ranch country of northeastern Wyoming, this novel is told by a retired businessman who, as a child, had always dreamed of owning a ranch. Mark Willand's lifetime of experience as the owner and manager of businesses left him well-prepared to take on the challenge of owning an 11,000-acre ranch. Or so he thought. Follow Mark as he deals with challenges he'd never anticipated: a corpse, embezzlement, and disappearing cattle.
From hand crank to the EV revolution
Join the author for a ride in his 63 cars, planes, motorcycles, boats, trucks and more.
How to Order
| Private Wings | $16.95 |
| Free Ranch | $19.00 |
| Successes | $28.00 |
| Wall Poster | $28.00 |
| The Drives of My Life | $21.95 |
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3312 Andover Dr.
Rockford, Il 61114
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About Paul Wallem
After a long and successful career as an executive with International Harvester, owner of two IH equipment franchises, and owner of a certified financial planning firm, Paul Wallem started a career as an author. His first book, Private Wings, was an homage to his lifelong love of flying. His second book, The Break Up - What Really Happened, examined the fall of International Harvester through the voices of former dealers and IH executives, farmers and IH collectors. Paul's third book, Free Ranch, published in 2020, was his first novel. In it, Paul combined his boyhood dream of owning a large ranch, his love of private aviation and his passion for refurbished Farmall tractors to weave the story of a retired businessman who inherits a Wyoming ranch. It takes every ounce of his protagonist's business acumen to meet the challenges of cattle rustlers, dishonest employees, and a murder on his ranch. The fourth publication Successes & Industry Firsts is selling worldwide and details the many products that International Harvester created first in the industry.
Paul lives in Rockford, Illinois.
PRIOR INVOLVEMENTS
- President, IH National Dealer Council
- President, Highland Hospital. Board of Directors
- Director, Belvidere Bank Board
CURRENT INVOLVEMENTS
- Freelance columnist, FARM WORLD Newspaper - Subscribe
- Adjunct teacher, Rock Valley College
- Co-Founder, Vintage Wings & Wheels Museum
