| Description |
1 online resource (178 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Corporations that changed the world, 1939-2486 |
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Corporations that changed the world.
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| Contents |
In the beginning -- Meet the founders : building the dream team -- Born in a basement -- There's no stoppin' us now : the growing years, 1904-1908 -- The V-twin ushers in the years of innovation and expansion, 1909-World War I -- The roaring twenties -- The depression years and another war -- Years of challenge and change : the 1950s -- The 1960s rock but who rules? -- The long dark years of the 1970s -- The eagle stretches its wings -- The eagle flies higher and higher and higher : the 1990s to the present -- Harley-Davidson today and tomorrow |
| Summary |
It's 1901 and a guy named Harley has an idea. Put an engine on a bicycle. What? Outside his door, carts are still pulled by horses and autos are a rare sight, for goodness' sake. It's 1908 and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle sets a record by getting 188 miles to a gallon of gas. It's 1909 and the company introduces something new to its line: a V-Twin cylinder engine. Fast forward to the twenty-first century, and the technical innovation hasn't stopped. But there's a lot more than just choppers in the mix. Examples: The Harley-Davidson racing team adds a seventeen-year-old girl to the roster. 250 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Harley-Davidson Motor Company -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Harley-Davidson Motor Company. fast (OCoLC)fst00554184 |
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Harley-Davidson Incorporated Milwaukee, Wis. gnd |
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Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld gnd |
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Motorcycle industry -- United States -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Corporate & Business History.
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Motorcycle industry.
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Motorradindustrie
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Unternehmen
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0313348901 |
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9780313348907 |
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