The FAA has a great book in their Airplane Flying Handbook, which is available on their web site in full length or selected chapters at http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/airplane_handbook/.

If you want to read Chapter 13 only, which is the chapter on “Transistion to Tailwheel Airlanes”, then click on the illustration above and that chapter will open as a PDF in a separate window.

Enjoy!