Driving around the USA : automobiles in American life /
Capturing the excitement of a nation as it became a driving force in more ways than one. Driving Around America is the story of how America's romantic, restless spirit found its counterpart in the automobile. With Henry Ford's assembly lines lowering the price of cars, ordinary people bega...
| Основен автор: | Sandler, Martin W. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
℗♭2003.
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Transportation in America.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=160282 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Driving around the USA. |
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Capturing the excitement of a nation as it became a driving force in more ways than one. Driving Around America is the story of how America's romantic, restless spirit found its counterpart in the automobile. With Henry Ford's assembly lines lowering the price of cars, ordinary people began to travel where and when they pleased with a freedom never before known, and the nation would never be the same. People moved further from their work, creating suburbs; the demand for gasoline increased, spurring the growth of the petroleum industry; and individual members of families moved far from each other, changing the social fabric of the nation. From the auto's early beginnings to the commonplace use of cars in all aspects of life today, Driving Around America is a fascinating portrait of how America transformed as its citizens were on the move more and more. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Includes index. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (63 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color). |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| ISBN: |
142377471X 9781423774716 1280564229 9781280564222 |