Zettwoch, Dan
Summary: Presents the history of automobiles and how they work, examining the functions of the internal combustion engine, the development of car culture in the United States, and the effect automobiles have on the environment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.209 ZETGoldstone, Lawrence
Summary: "From the acclaimed author of Birdmen comes a revelatory new history of the birth of the automobile, an illuminating and entertaining true tale of invention, competition, and the visionaries, hustlers, and swindlers who came together to transform the world. In 1900, the Automobile Club of America sponsored the nation's first car show in New York's Madison Square Garden. The event was a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338 GOLLehto, Steve.
Summary: From the Publisher: In 1964, Chrysler gave the world a glimpse of the future. They built a fleet of turbine cars-automobiles with jet engines-and loaned them out to members of the public. The fleet logged over a million miles; the exercise was a raging success. These turbine engines would run on any flammable liquid-tequila, heating oil, Chanel #5, diesel, alcohol, kerosene. If the cars had...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 LehtoEmminizer, Theresa
Summary: "Take readers on front seat journey through the fascinating history of the Porsche. At the turn of the century, Ferdinand Porsche produced an automobile called the Lohner-Porsche. This electric car was brought to public attention at the Paris World Fair in 1900, where it caused quite a stir. In 1934, the Volkswagen Beetle was created. In 1948, the Porsche 356 became the first Porsche sports...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.222 EMMRoach, Martin
Contents: A pre-history of speed -- The birth of the motor race and land speed record -- The speed kings gather -- Speed as a pheromone -- The Bentley boys and the Bugatti queen -- The age of monsters -- Tempting fate -- Bonneville -- Speed at war and in recovery -- Speeding from the underground -- The jet age -- Speed exotica -- Muscle mania -- Coffins on water -- Trickle down -- The psychology of speed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.228 ROAHeing, Bridey
Contents: Sourcing cars -- Making cars -- Selling cars -- Global connections.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Bus Made HeingColby, Jennifer.
Summary: Tech is constantly progressing and changing. But have you ever stopped and wondered how it all started? In Model T to Self-Driving Cars, discover how the Model T evolved into the self-driving cars we have today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Invent ColbyZuehlke, Jeffrey
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2007
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Summary: "The car has shaped the modern era more profoundly than any other human invention. Its manufacture introduced mass-production to the world, bringing with it tarmac, suburbs, and car culture. 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.222 PARSedgwick, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crescent Books 1990
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 629.2222 SEDBledsoe, Glen.
Summary: Discusses the history and development of the race cars that have been used at the Indianapolis Speedway from the early 1900s to the present.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone High-interest Books 2003
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 796.72 BLEDSLehto, Steve
Summary: "In the wake of World War II, the U.S. automobile industry was fully unprepared to meet the growing demands of the public, for whom they had not made any cars for years. In stepped Preston Tucker, a salesman extraordinaire who announced the building of a revolutionary new car: the Tucker '48, the first car in almost a decade to be built fresh from the ground up. Tucker's car, which would...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TUCKER, PRESTON LEHYanik, Anthony J.
Contents: Prologue to the founding of Maxwell-Briscoe -- The formation of the Maxwell-Briscoe Company -- Maxwell-Briscoe's rapid rise in the marketplace -- Maxwell-Briscoe's failed merger attempts -- Maxwell-Briscoe as a division of the United States Motor Company -- The dissolution of the U.S. Motor Company -- Walter Flanders and the new Maxwell organization -- Bankers select Walter P. Chrysler to save...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.7 YANIngrassia, Paul.
Summary: Chronicles the history reflected by fifteen iconic car models to discuss how automobiles reflect key cultural shifts as well as developments in such areas as manufacturing, women's rights, and environmental awareness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 IngrassiaAlbert, Daniel M. (Daniel Marc)
Summary: "Tech giants and automakers have been teaching robots to drive. In Are We There Yet?, Dan Albert combines historical scholarship with personal narrative to explore how car culture has suffused America's DNA. The plain, old-fashioned, human-driven car built our economy, won our wars, and shaped our democratic creed as it moved us about. Driver's ed made teenagers into citizens; auto repair made...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2019
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Summary: "Among more than two hundred auto companies that tried their luck in the Motor City, just three remain: Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. But many of those lost to history have colorful stories worth telling. For instance, J.J. Cole forgot to put brakes in his new auto, so on the first test run, he had to drive it in circles until it ran out of gas. Brothers John and Horace Dodge often trashed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: History Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 NALBaime, A. J. (Albert J.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.72 BAISwift, Earl
Summary: Follows auto mechanic Tommy Arney as he painstakingly attempts to restores a classic 1957 Chevy to its former glory, all while financial ruin, government bureaucrats and the FBI close in on him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2222 SWISiuru, William D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Krause Publications 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 SIUFlory, J. Kelly.
Summary: "This comprehensive reference book details every model from each of the major manufacturers. Year by year, it provides an overview of the industry and market and an individual report on each company: its news, production figures, market status, powertrain offerings, paint colors and major options along with body styles, prices, dimensions and weights, standard equipment and production...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McFarland & Company 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 FloryMandel, Leon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 1982
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 629.2222 MANKinchin, Juliet
Summary: Drawing on the wealth of automobile-related design, art and architecture in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Automania takes an in-depth look at an industrial object that changed the world. From its first appearance as a plaything for the rich in the 1890s to its establishment as a utilitarian necessity of modern life, the car has transformed the ways in which we live, work and enjoy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Museum of Modern Art 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 704.9 KINFlynn, Brendan
Summary: "In car racing, more is better--more speed, more races, and more wins. In 2019, Brittany Force smashed Tony Schumacher's record for the fastest speed in a dragster. And Hendrick Motorsports has more NASCAR wins than any other team. In this Sports Illustrated Kids book, young readers can track these exciting moments and other record-breaking achievements in car racing. Fast-paced and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.72 FLYNiver, Heather Moore.
Summary: Full-color photographs and text explore the unique features and attributes of Porsche automobiles, describing a history of the company, and examining various Porsche models, such as the Speedster.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2012