| The Automobile and American Life, 2D Ed. Revised Edition Contributor(s): Heitmann, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 147666935X ISBN-13: 9781476669359 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Automotive - History - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 338.476 |
| LCCN: 2018024782 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7" W x 9.9" (1.15 lbs) 291 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |