Engines of Change
A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars
A narrative like no other: a cultural history that explores how cars have both propelled and reflected the American experience— from the Model T to the Prius. From the assembly lines of Henry Ford to the open roads of Route 66, from the lore of Jack Kerouac to the sex appeal of the Hot Rod, America's history is a vehicular history—an idea brought brilliantly to life in this major work by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Ingrassia. Ingrassia offers a wondrous epic in fifteen automobiles, including the Corvette, the Beetle, and the Chevy Corvair, as well as the personalities and tales behind them: Robert McNamara's unlikely role in Lee Ia…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4516-4065-6
- EAN: 9781451640656
- Produktnummer: 14341884
- Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 416 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 54'620 KB
- Abbildungen: 2-8pp 4-c inserts;color endpapers
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