| Description |
1 online resource (419 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Prelude to 1885; 2. From Benz to Ford: 1886-1907; 3. The Model T Era: 1908-1926; 4. Peace and War: 1927-1945; 5. The Age of Muscle and Smog: 1946-1964; 6. End of the Honeymoon: 1965-1980; 7. Revival: 1981-1994; Appendix A: Tables; Appendix B: North American Car Museums; Index |
| Summary |
This comprehensive chronology of the automobile covers its engineering as well as the social, cultural and political impact of the car from the invention of the wheel to the O.J. Simpson car chase. It examines the auto industry, the road and roadside, the car in popular culture, fuel history, the spatial transformation of cities, air pollution, critics of car culture, traffic accidents, the globalization of car culture, and much more. This is a reference guide for students and scholars of transportation history and for anyone with an interest in the development of automobiles. Clay McS |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Automobiles -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- Chronology
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
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Automobiles -- Social aspects
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Chronologies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135919450 |
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1135919453 |
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9781135919382 |
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1135919380 |
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