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Author:
Knoedelseder, William, 1947- author.
Title:
Fins : Harley Earl, the rise of General Motors, and the glory days of Detroit / William Knoedelseder.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
Harper,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
Earl, Harley.
General Motors Corporation--History.
Automobile engineers--United States--Biography.
Automobile industry and trade--United States--History.
Detroit (Mich.)--Economic conditions.
Biographies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Pioneers -- Hollywood and Harley -- The competitors -- The Cadillac Kid -- Battleground Detroit -- Assembly lines to bread lines -- A man of style and "statue" -- "What will I tell Mr. Sloan?" -- Helping make Germany great again -- "I wouldn't buy that sonofabitch" -- Detroit's war -- The birth of fins -- Designing the future -- The great American sports car race -- The hot one -- Glory days -- Insurrection -- Not fade away.
ISBN:
0062289071
9780062289070
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1031053849
LCCN:
2018014672
Locations:
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)
BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

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