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Automotive History
Regional Studies Categories: Regional Studies, Art & Architecture, Detroit, History, Literature, Science, Automotive History, Maritime History, Young Readers
Regional Studies Series: Detroit Biography Series for Young Readers, Great Lakes Books Series, Painted Turtle Series
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Storied Independent Automakers
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David Buick's Marvelous Motor Car
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A Drive Down Memory Lane
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Roy D. Chapin
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American Vanguard
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Storied Independent Automakers Explores the business history of three major independent American automakers—Nash Motor Company, the Hudson Motor Car Company, and the American Motors Company—that faced fierce competition from the “Big Three.” |
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David Buick's Marvelous Motor Car The first biography of David Buick, an enigmatic figure in automotive history. |
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A Drive Down Memory Lane A comprehensive history and listing of each named state and federal highway in Michigan. |
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Roy D. Chapin Now back in print, this is the only biography devoted to the life and career of Roy D. Chapin—one of the foremost figures in the history of Detroit's independent automotive industry. |
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American Vanguard Geared toward general readers and scholars alike, American Vanguard presents the first history of the UAW, one of America’s most significant workers’ organizations, from its origins through its period of greatest impact. |
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Henry’s Lieutenants These biographical sketches and career highlights reflect the people of high caliber employed by Henry Ford to accomplish his goals: Harry Bennett, Albert Kahn, Ernest Kanzler, William S. Knudsen, and Charles E. Sorenson, among others. |
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Rouge An illuminating photographic tour of Henry Ford’s famous Rouge plant—an industrial site that signifies an era’s triumph in integrated manufacturing and economic progress. |
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Friends, Families & Forays An illustrated collection of essays about the various people, events, and experiments from Henry Ford’s lifetime. |
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Clara In telling the story of Clara Ford, author Ford Bryan also charts the course of the growing automobile industry and the life of the enigmatic man at its helm |
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Two Who Were There Two Who Were There is Margaret Nowak's biography of her husband and his union organizing activities on behalf if the emerging United Autoworkers Union. |
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