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Parissien, Steven.

Summary: "The car has shaped the modern era more profoundly than any other human invention. Its manufacture introduced mass-production to the world, bringing with it tarmac, suburbs, and car culture. In this comprehensive world history of the most important transport innovation of the modern age, historian Dr. Steven Parissien examines the impact, development, and significance of the automobile over its...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.222 PAR

Goldstone, Lawrence

Summary: "From the acclaimed author of Birdmen comes a revelatory new history of the birth of the automobile, an illuminating and entertaining true tale of invention, competition, and the visionaries, hustlers, and swindlers who came together to transform the world. In 1900, the Automobile Club of America sponsored the nation's first car show in New York's Madison Square Garden. The event was a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2016

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Sutton, Richard.

Summary: A photo essay about the history, development, and impact of automobiles from horseless carriages and Model T Fords to modern high-performance racing cars; featuring detailed cutaway photos showing how the moving parts of a car work.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 2000

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J629.222 SUT

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