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Riding The Roller Coaster: A History Of The Chrysler Corporation

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Riding The Roller Coaster: A History Of The Chrysler CorporationISBN13:9780814330913ISBN10:0814330916Author:Hyde, Charles K. (Author)Description:From The Chrysler Six Of 1924 To The Front-Wheel-Drive Vehicles Of The 70S And 80S To The Minivan, Chrysler Boasts An Impressive List Of Technological Firsts But Even Though The Company Has Catered Well To A Variety Of Consumers, It Has Come To The Brink Of Financial Ruin More Than Once In Its Seventy-Five-Year History How Chrysler Has Achieved Monumental Success And Then Managed Colossal Failure And Sharp Recovery Is Explained In Riding The Roller Coaster, A Lively, Unprecedented Look At A Major Force In The American Automobile Industry Since 1925 Charles Hyde Tells The Intriguing Story Behind Chrysler-Its Products, People, And Performance Over Time-With Particular Focus On The Company’s Management He Offers A Lens Through Which The Reader Can View The U S Auto Industry From The Perspective Of The Smallest Of The Automakers Who, Along With Ford And General Motors, Make Up The Big Three The Book Covers Walter P Chrysler’s Life And Automotive Career Before 1925, When He Founded The Chrysler Corporation, To 1998, When It Merged With Daimler-Benz Chrysler Made A Late Entrance Into The Industry In 1925 When It Emerged From Chalmers And Maxwell, And Further Grew When It Absorbed Dodge Brothers And American Motors Corporation The Author Traces This Journey, Explaining The Company’s Leadership In Automotive Engineering, Its Styling Successes And Failures, Its Changing Management, And Its Activities From Auto Racing To Defense Production To Real Estate Throughout, The Colorful Personalities Of Its Leaders-Including Chrysler Himself And Lee Iacocca-Emerge As Strong Forces In The Company’s Development, Imparting A Risk-Taking Mentality That Gave The Company Its Verve Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:Great Lakes Books SeriesPublication Date:2003-02-01Weight:2.29 lbsDimensions:1.22” H x 10.46” L x 7.34” WNumber of Pages:408Language:English

The Dodge Brothers: The Men, The Motor Cars, And The Legacy

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:The Dodge Brothers: The Men, The Motor Cars, And The LegacyISBN13:9780814332467ISBN10:0814332463Author:Hyde, Charles K. (Author)Description:At The Start Of The Ford Motor Company In 1903, The Dodge Brothers Supplied Nearly Every Car Part Needed By The Up-And-Coming Auto Giant After Fifteen Years Of Operating A Successful Automotive Supplier Company, Much To Ford’s Advantage, John And At The Start Of The Ford Motor Company In 1903, The Dodge Brothers Supplied Nearly Every Car Part Needed By The Up-And-Coming Auto Giant After Fifteen Years Of Operating A Successful Automotive Supplier Company, Much To Ford’s Advantage, John And Horace Dodge Again Changed The Face Of The Automotive Market In 1914 By Introducing Their Own Car The Dodge Brothers Automobile Carried On Their Names Even After Their Untimely Deaths In 1920, With The Company Then Remaining In The Hands Of Their Widows Until Its Sale In 1925 To New York Bankers And Subsequent Purchase In 1928 By Walter Chrysler The Dodge Nameplate Has Endured, But Despite Their Achievements And Their Critical Role In The Early Success Of Henry Ford, John And Horace Dodge Are Usually Overlooked In Histories Of The Early Automotive Industry Charles K Hyde’s Book The Dodge Brothers: The Men, The Motor Cars, And The Legacy Is The First Scholarly Study Of The Dodge Brothers And Their Company, Chronicling Their Lives–From Their Childhood In Niles, Michigan, To Their Long Years Of Learning The Machinist’s Trade In Battle Creek, Port Huron, Detroit, And Windsor, Ontario–And Examining Their Influence On Automotive Manufacturing And Marketing Trends In The Early Part Of The Twentieth Century Hyde Details The Brothers’ Civic Contributions To Detroit, Their Hiring Of Minorities And Women, And Their Often Anonymous Charitable Contributions To Local Organizations Hyde Puts The Dodge Brothers’ Lives And Accomplishments In Perspective By Indicating Their Long-Term Influence, Which Has Continued Long After Their Deaths The Most Complete And Accurate Resource On John And Horace Dodge Available, The Dodge Brothers Uses Sources That Have Never Before Been Examined Its Scholarly Approach And Personal Tone Make This Book Appealing For Automotive Historians As Well As Car Enthusiasts And Those Interested In Detroit’s Early Development Horace Dodge Again Changed The Face Of The Automotive Market In 1914 By Introducing Their Own Car The Dodge Brothers Automobile Carried On Their Names Even After Their Untimely Deaths In 1920, With The Company Then Remaining In The Hands Of Their Widows Until Its Sale In 1925 To New York Bankers And Subsequent Purchase In 1928 By Walter Chrysler The Dodge Nameplate Has Endured, But Despite Their Achievements And Their Critical Role In The Early Success Of Henry Ford, John And Horace Dodge Are Usually Overlooked In Histories Of The Early Automotive Industry Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:WAYNE ST UNIV PRPublication Date:2005-04-08Weight:1.67 lbsDimensions:0.92” H x 10.28” L x 7.32” WNumber of Pages:251Language:English

Storied Independent Automakers: Nash, Hudson, And American Motors

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Storied Independent Automakers: Nash, Hudson, And American MotorsISBN13:9780814334461ISBN10:0814334466Author:Hyde, Charles K. (Author)Description:With Roots Extending Back To The First Decade Of The Twentieth Century, Nash Motor Company And The Hudson Motor Car Company Managed To Compete And Even Prosper As Independent Producers Until They Merged In 1954 To Form The American Motors Company, Which Itself Remained Independent Until It Was Bought In 1987 By The Chrysler Corporation In Storied Independent Automakers, Renowned Automotive Scholar Charles K Hyde Argues That These Companies, While So Far Neglected By Auto History Scholars, Made Notable Contributions To Automotive Engineering And Styling And Were An Important Part Of The American Automobile Industry Hyde Investigates How The Relatively Small Corporations Struggled In A Postwar Marketplace Increasingly Dominated By The Giant Firms Of Ford, General Motors, And Chrysler, Which Benefited From Economies Of Scale In Styling, Engineering, Tooling, Marketing, And Sales He Examines The Innovations That Kept The Independents’ Products Distinctive From Those Of The Big Three And Allowed Them To Survive And Sometimes Prosper Against Their Larger Competitors Hyde Also Focuses On The Visionary Leaders Who Managed The Companies, Including Charles Nash, Roy D Chapin, Howard Coffin, George Mason, George Romney, And Roy D Chapin Jr , Who Have Been Largely Unexamined By Other Scholars Finally, Hyde Analyzes The Ultimate Failure Of The American Motors Company And The Legacy It Left For Carmakers And Consumers Today Storied Independent Automakersis Based On Extensive Research In Archival Collections Generated By The Three Companies Residing In Large Part In The Daimlerchrysler Corporate Collection, These Sources Have Been Seldom Tapped By Other Scholars Before This Volume Auto Historians And Readers Interested In Business History Will Enjoy Storied Independent Automakers Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:Great Lakes Books SeriesPublication Date:2009-11-15Weight:1.9 lbsDimensions:0.97” H x 10.24” L x 7.34” WNumber of Pages:307Language:English

American Zouaves, 1859-1959 : An Illustrated History by Daniel J. Miller (2019,

American Zouaves, 1859-1959: An Illustrated Historyby Daniel J. Miller (Author)  The elite French Zouaves, with their distinctive, colorful uniforms, set an influential example for volunteer soldiers during the Civil War and continued to inspire American military units for a century. Hundreds of militia companies adopted the flamboyant uniform to emulate the gallantry and martial tradition of the Zouaves. Drawing on fifty years of research, this volume provides a comprehensive state-by-state catalog of American Zouave units, richly illustrated with rare and previously unpublished photographs and drawings. The author dispels many misconceptions and errors that have persisted over the last 150 years. Publisher ‏ : ‎ McFarland; Illustrated edition (December 26, 2019)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishPaperback ‏ : ‎ 552 pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1476677263ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781476677262