Colonel Albert Pope and His American Dream Machines

The Life and Times of a Bicycle Tycoon Turned Automotive Pioneer

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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In the 1890s Colonel Albert A. Pope was hailed as a leading American automaker. That his name is not a household word today is the very essence of his story.Pope's production methods as the world's largest manufacturer of bicycles led to the building of automobiles with lightweight metals, rubber tires, precision machining, interchangeable parts, and vertical integration. The founder of the Good Roads Movement, Pope entered automobile manufacturing while steam, electricity, and gasoline power were still vying for supremacy. The story of his failed dream of dominating U.S. automobile production is an engrossing view into America's industrial history.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-01-13
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt358 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor263
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786440894

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface 1. The Watershed 2. Lumbering Is What Popes Do 3. A Bloody Crucible 4. He Casts His Lot 5. Wheels for All 6. Milking the Market 7. Indispensable Roads 8. The Wunderkind 9. A Patented Formula 10. Like a Dog with a Bone 11. Triumphant Return 12. Parting 13. Leaving His Mark Epilogue Appendix 1: The Ford Enigma Appendix 2: Pope Manufacturing Company Corporate Genealogy Bibliography Index