Title:
The life of the automobile : the complete history of the motor car / Steven Parissien.
ISBN:
9781250040633
Personal Author:
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2014.
©2013
Physical Description:
ix, 437 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
General Note:
"First published in Great Britain by Atlantic Books, an imprint of Atlantic Books Ltd"--Title-page verso.
Contents:
Pioneers -- Snakes and ladders : Europe between the wars -- The Big Three -- The Age of Gasoline -- The people's war -- Austerity Britain -- Flight of the phoenix -- The Golden Age -- Zenith -- The swinging sixties -- Heroes and villains -- Crisis? What crisis? -- Eastern promise -- Big beasts -- Merge in turn -- Futureworld.
Summary:
"In this comprehensive world history of the most important transport innovation of the modern age, historian Dr. Steven Parissien examines the impact, development, and significance of the automobile over its turbulent and colorful 130-year history. He tells the story of the automobile, and of its creators, from its earliest appearance in the late nineteenth century - as little more than a powered quadricycle - through the mergers and bailouts of the twenty-first century. Learn about Andre Citroen and his Traction Avant of 1934, Ferdinand Porsche and the Volkswagen, Gene Bordinat and the Ford Mustang, among numerous other game changers and iconic vehicles"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Term:
OCLC Number:
ocn846545924
Availability:
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