The Automobile: A Chronology of Its Antecedents, Development, and Impact (Routledge Library Editions: The Automobile Industry) 1st Edition

This book is basically just a listing of automobile and related historical facts. I got this because of reading one of his previous books Down the Asphalt Path. That one was interesting and impressively researched.I also ran across several "tribal myths" in his listings in the book.

I AM A THIRD YEAR M.E.T. ( MANUFACTURING ENGINERRING TECHNOLOGY) STUDENT AT NIU(NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY). LAST SEMSTER I WAS ENROLLED IN A CLASS KNOWN AS TECHNOLOGY-294 IT WAS A CLASS ABOUT HOW TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED AND INFULENCED OUR SOCIETY. AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER INSTEAD OF A FINAL EXAM WE WERE REQUIRED TO WRITE PAPERS AND GIVE PRESENTATIONS. I CHOSE TO DO MINE ON THE HISTORY OF THE AUTOMOBILE. I LOOKED AT MANY BOOKS, AT AMAZON AND MY CAMPUS LIBRARY, THAT WOULD GIVE ME THE TYPE OF INFORMATION I WAS LOOKING FOR."THE AUTOMOBILE" BY CLAY McSHANE WAS A GOD-SEND! IT HAD EVERY SINGLE STATISTIC, HISTORICAL HAPPENING, AND PIECE OF INFORMATION EVEN REMOETLY RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF THE AUTOMOBILE. EVER WONDER WHAT AUTO MAKER MISSED THE CHANCE TO HIRE ENZO FERRARI? OR MAYBE YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT AUTO MAKER IS BELEIVED TO HAVE STARTED THE HORSEPOWER REVOLUTION WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FIRST PUSHROD ENGINE. THIS BOOK HAS IT ALL! I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE BOOK WAS A BIT EXPENSIVE BUT ONCE I READ ALL OF THE FACTS AND FIGURES, IT'S PRICE WAS CLEARLY JUSTIFIED. OVERALL THIS IS AN EXCELLENT BOOK!

This is a reference list of dates and notes regarding the history of the automotive industry. Do not expect a particular narrative. This is handy for automotive and industrial historians, to place a particular product or event in context in the historical timeline.