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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465713403321

Autore

Long J. C (John Cuthbert), <1892->

Titolo

Roy D. Chapin [[electronic resource] ] : the man behind the Hudson Motor Car Company / / J.C. Long ; with an introduction by Charles K. Hyde ; foreword by William Ruxton Chapin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit, : Wayne State University Press, c2004

ISBN

0-8143-3604-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 p.)

Collana

Great Lakes books

Altri autori (Persone)

HydeCharles K. <1945->

Disciplina

338.7/6292/092

B

Soggetti

Automobile engineers - United States

Industrialists - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""List of Illustrations                            ""; ""Foreword               ""; ""Introduction                   ""; ""Preface to the 1945 Edition                                  ""; ""I. BLAZING THE TRAILS OF TOMORROW                                        ""; ""II. A GRASS-ROOTS BOYHOOD                                ""; ""III. UNIVERSITY DAYS                           ""; ""IV. DETROIT-TO-NEW YORK PIONEER TOUR                                           ""

""V. REVOLT AT OLDSMOBILE                              """"VI. LAUNCHING HIS FIRST COMPANY""; ""VII. OUT OF DEBT AND ON THEIR WAY""; ""VIII. CHALMERS-DETROIT, AND BEGINNINGS OF HUDSON                                                       ""; ""IX. FORECASTING FUTURE TRENDS                                    ""; ""X. ON THEIR OWN AT LAST""; ""XI. A MILLIONAIRE AT THIRTY                                  ""; ""XII. WEDNESDAY IN GEORGIA                                ""; ""XIII. HUDSON'S GROWING PAINS                                   ""

""XIV WITH PERSHING ON THE BORDER                                      """"XV. PIONEER IN MOTOR TRANSPORT                                     ""; ""XVI. RUNNING AMERICA'S ROAD TRAFFIC                                          ""; ""XVII. WARTIME WASHINGTON                               ""; ""XVIII. BIRTH OF THE ESSEX""; ""XIX. AMERICA WELCOMES THE CLOSED CAR""; ""XX. FINANCIAL CLIMAX                           ""; ""XXI. NEW HOMES FOR OLD"";



""XXII. LEADER OF THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY                                              ""; ""XXIII. END OF AN ERA                           ""

""XXIV. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE                                  """"XXV. AGAIN AT THE HUDSON WHEEL                                     ""; ""XXVI. BUILDING FOR TOMORROW                                  ""; ""Index""