WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS

by Philip Hillyer Smith ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 1, 1967

The story of the automobile industry from its sputtering start in 1895 to 1966, when ""on the bleached bones of nearly nine hundred companies which once kept competition honed to a razor edge, the survivors now sit securely, planning and pushing the conquest of new markets."" The saga includes the mechanics of the movement, the legal history, the emergence of labor as well as management, the particular contributions such as those of Ford to the American economy. In 1966 the Big Three manufactured 97% of all cars made in the U.S. while ghostly visions of electrics and Stanley Steamers danced in car fanciers' heads. And all of the cars ever made in America are duly remarked in the appendix. A standard compact job.

Pub Date: Jan. 1, 1967

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Funk & Wagnalls

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1967

Categories: NONFICTION