The Automobile and American Life, 2d ed.

The Automobile and American Life, 2d ed.
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9781476669359
ISBN-13 : 147666935X
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Book Synopsis The Automobile and American Life, 2d ed. by : John Heitmann

Download or read book The Automobile and American Life, 2d ed. written by John Heitmann and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now revised and updated, this book tells the story of how the automobile transformed American life and how automotive design and technology have changed over time. It details cars' inception as a mechanical curiosity and later a plaything for the wealthy; racing and the promotion of the industry; Henry Ford and the advent of mass production; market competition during the 1920s; the development of roads and accompanying highway culture; the effects of the Great Depression and World War II; the automotive Golden Age of the 1950s; oil crises and the turbulent 1970s; the decline and then resurgence of the Big Three; and how American car culture has been represented in film, music and literature. Updated notes and a select bibliography serve as valuable resources to those interested in automotive history.


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