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Naldrett, 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 NAL

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 ZET

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.209 ZET

Goldstone, 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 GOL

Lehto, 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, Call number: 338.76 LEH

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TUCKER, PRESTON LEH

Summary: Heaven Was Detroit: From Jazz to Hip Hop and Beyond is the first of its kind to capture the full spectrum of Detroit popular music from the early 1900s to the twenty-first century. Readers will find in this unique and stimulating anthology new essays, and a few classics, by widely known and respected music writers, critics, and recording artists who weigh in on their careers and experiences in...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 HEA

Maynard, Micheline

Summary: "From an accomplished national journalist, a lively look at the inception, growth, future, and unique management style of Zingerman's-a beloved, $70 million-dollar Michigan-based specialty food store with global reach. Certain businesses are legendary, exerting immense influence in their field. Zingerman's in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is one of those places. Over the years the flagship deli has...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.4 MAY

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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Misc Maynard

Knoedelseder, William

Summary: Chronicles the rise of the American auto industry through the life of Harley Earl, an innovator who introduced the art of automobile styling into the auto-making industry, revolutionizing the way cars were made and marketed.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EARL, HARLEY KNO

Greenleaf, William

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1961

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 Greenleaf

Whyte, Kenneth

Summary: "A provocative, ground-breaking history of the downfall of the American auto industry from the widely praised author of Herbert Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.7 WHY

May, George Smith

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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans 1974

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 338.47 MAY

Halberstam, David.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1986

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.4 HAL

Baime, A. J. (Albert J.)

1 hold on 4 copies

Summary: Chronicles Detroit's dramatic transition from an automobile manufacturing center to a highly efficient producer of World War II airplanes, citing the essential role of Edsel Ford's rebellion against his father, Henry Ford.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.53 BAI

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.531 BAI

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.531 BAI

Bak, Richard

Contents: Eternal thanks -- Here and gone -- Boneyards.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 393.1 BAK

Mitchell, Don

Summary: A biography of Henry Ford, the industrial visionary who changed the automobile from rich man's toy into affordable necessity.

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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2010

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FOR

Heing, 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 Heing

Nowak, Margaret Collingwood

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1989

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 331.88 NOW

Kent, Timothy J.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Silver Fox Enterprises 2003

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.401 KEN
1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL RM 977.401 KEN

Morris, Bob (Robert K.)

Summary: "Ken Morris's journey began one cold Pittsburgh morning in 1935. In the middle of the Great Depression, he was going to see the country as a door-to-door salesman. Detroit was to be his first and last stop. Life was hard and few people during this time of crisis knew how their future would evolve. After months of unemployment, Ken found a job at the Briggs Manufacturing Company, the toughest...

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Publisher / Publication Date: iUniverse LLC 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331 MOR

Malcolm, Timothy

Summary: Whether you're stopping for a day trek or taking a weekend getaway, hit the road and hit the legendary trail with Moon Drive & Hike Appalachian Trail.--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel, Hachette Book Group 2023

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Parkins, A. E. (Almon Ernest)

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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan Historical Commission 1918

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 977.434 PAR

Higgins, Tim

Summary: "Inside the outrageous, come-from-behind story of Elon Musk and Tesla's bid to build the perfect car Elon Musk is among the most controversial titans of Silicon Valley. To some he's a genius and a visionary; to others he's a mercurial con artist. Billions of dollars have been gained and lost on his tweets; his personal exploits are the stuff of tabloids. But for all his outrageous talk of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.7 HIG

Elliott, Richard

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Publisher / Publication Date: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research 1999

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3 Ellio

Hobart, Henry

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bureau of History, Dept. of State 1991

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Collier, Peter.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Encounter Books 2002

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.7 COL

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