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bibliography Documentary films. Historical films. History. Video recordings. videorecordingSummary: From Henry Ford's Model "T" to the classics of the 1930s and 40s, this video "treats viewers to a memorable look at the times, the cars, and the roads that transformed America."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Delaney Communications 1994
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD ROADerrick, Martin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 629.222 DERAlbert, 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 ALBFormat: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Krause Publications 2002
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 1950
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 ClymerNaldrett, Alan.
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 NALFoster, Patrick R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Krause Publications 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 FosterWitzel, Michael Karl
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lowe & B. Hould Pub. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.3 WITIngrassia, 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 IngrassiaMandel, 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 MANFlory, 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 FloryGeorgano, G. N.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithmark 1992
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 629.2222 GEOYanik, 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