Title:
The sack of Detroit : General Motors and the end of American enterprise / Kenneth Whyte.
ISBN:
9780525521679
9780525563426
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
©2021
Physical Description:
viii, 418 pages ; 25 cm
General Note:
"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
Contents:
American berserks -- All roads lead to Detroit -- Bursts of untamed idealism -- The plague of the twentieth century -- The rise of the honkers -- Savior sans tailfins -- "This means taking on Detroit" -- Head of the clan, at sea -- "I intend to be a crusader" -- Something stupid -- Anarchy on wheels -- Exposed -- Playing a losing hand -- Kill shot -- No defects, no negligence -- The death of Alfred P. Sloan -- The end of Detroit -- Avoidable deaths -- The end of American enterprise.
Summary:
"A provocative, revelatory history of the epic rise—and unnecessary fall—of the U.S. automotive industry, uncovering the vivid story of innovation, politics, and business that led to a sudden, seismic shift in American priorities that is still felt today, from the acclaimed author of Hoover "-- Publisher's website.
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OCLC Number:
on1194869497
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