Pioneers, Engineers & Scoundrels - The Dawn of the Automobile in Ameri
Code No: 16062
Price: $109.95
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Author: Kimes, Beverley Rae
Published: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
No. Pages: 532
Dimensions: 16 x 24
Illustrations: 12 pages of black & white photographs of motor industry pioneers
Description: In 1772, Oliver Evans heard of an experiment with gunpowder conducted by a blacksmith`s son and he saw "a power capable of propelling any wagon".
This meticulously researched history takes up the story from that event and proceeds through the early history of the American automobile industry to the consolidation of the industry in the 1920s. It covers the early pioneers, the Selden patents affair, the creation of General Motors, the arrival of the Model T Ford and more. Many well known names turn up along with forgotten giants of the early days and those companies that flowered briefly then disappeared. It is a must buy for any enthusiast for early motoring and automobile history.
This meticulously researched history takes up the story from that event and proceeds through the early history of the American automobile industry to the consolidation of the industry in the 1920s. It covers the early pioneers, the Selden patents affair, the creation of General Motors, the arrival of the Model T Ford and more. Many well known names turn up along with forgotten giants of the early days and those companies that flowered briefly then disappeared. It is a must buy for any enthusiast for early motoring and automobile history.
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