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"This exhaustive reference work details every model from each of the major American manufacturers from model years 1973 through 1980, including various "captive imports." Within each model year, it reports on each manufacturer's significant news and details every model offered: its specifications, powertrain offerings, prices, standard features, major options, and production figures. Has approximately 1,300 photographs"--Provided by publisher.
47) Henry Ford
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Sketches the life of the inventor and businessman who with hard work and an innovative mind changed the car industry in ways that will never be duplicated.
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"Patrick Foster's American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America's Last Independent Automaker is the definitive history of the AMC corporation. Featured vehicles include the Rambler, Javelin, and more, as Foster walks the reader through not only the history of an American classic, but a history of the automotive industry itself as it evolved through emissions restrictions and the gas guzzlers of the 80s and 90s"-Provided by publisher.
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"Discover the life of Henry Ford A story about innovation and invention Henry Ford was the founder of Ford Motor Company and the inventor of the Model T, the car that changed many Americans' lives. Before he became a pioneer in the auto industry, Henry was young boy who loved to take things apart and figure out how they worked. When he grew up, he invented new ways to build cars quickly, making them more affordable. Discover how Henry went from being...
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"Going postal. We hear the chilling phrase and think of the rogue employee who snaps. But Blood, Sweat, and Fear shows that on-the-job bloodshed never occurs in isolation. Using violence as a lens, Jeremy Milloy provides fresh insights into the everyday workings of capitalism, class conflict, race, and gender in the United States and Canada. The result is a study that reveals the workplace as a battleground--one that saw a late-century paradigm shift...
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"Throughout World War II, Detroit's automobile manufacturers accounted for one-fifth of the dollar value of the nation's total war production, and this amazing output from "the arsenal of democracy" directly contributed to the allied victory. In fact, automobile makers achieved such production miracles that many of their methods were adopted by other defense industries, particularly the aircraft industry. In Arsenal of Democracy: The American Automobile...
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This quarterly video magazine highlights stories about various aspects of American life. Every episode features unique places, people, and music, all selected to foster a feeling of nostalgia toward the parts of life often forgotten. This 2008 winter edition opens with a cover story about ventriloquists who convene in Northern Kentucky each year to celebrate their craft and to explore the world of ventriloquism ; Scenic America tours the Myakka River...
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From the Publisher: This is the story of how the automobile changed the essence of life in America. Both a general history of the automobile and a broad-ranging analysis of its cultural effects, the text addresses such topics as cars' inception as a mechanical curiosity and later a plaything for the well-to-do; Henry Ford and the rise of the machine age; competition and the evolving consumer in the 1920s; the development of roads and the accompanying...
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