Drive!: Henry Ford, George Selden, and the Race to Invent the Auto Age
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (902 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0553394185 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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None, he decided, more than he.Drive! is the most complete account to date of the wild early days of the auto age. Goldstone breathes life into an extraordinary cast of characters: the inventors and engineers who crafted engines small enough to use on a “horseless carriage”; the financiers who risked everything for their visions; the first racers—daredevils who pushed rickety, untested vehicles to their limits; and such visionary lawyers as George Selden, who fought for and won the first patent for the gasoline-powered automobile. Lurking around every corner is Henry Ford, a brilliant innovator and an even better marketer, a tireless promoter of his products—and of himself. His conclusion: the automobile was going to be a fixture in American society, both in the city and on the farm—and would make some people very rich. On display are lucky scoundrels and unlucky geniuses, hustlers, hacks, and daredevils galore. With a narrative as propulsive as its subject, Drive! plunges us headlong into a time unlike any
Lawrence Goldstone is the author or co-author of more than a dozen books of fiction and nonfiction, most recently Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies. He lives on Long Island with his wife, Nancy. One of his novels won a New American Writing Award; another was a New York Times notable mystery. His work has been profiled in The New York Times, the Toronto Star, Salon, and
Donald J. Mcmahan said A well told story, educating this reader. This is a good telling of the early days of the auto industry. Goldstone covers a lot of ground quickly and in an entertaining manner. As you can tell from the other reviews, most are in agreement that it is a good read. This book fills a need for a summary of those beginnings. The tal. An Excellent History For Auto Buffs! "Drive" by Lawrence Goldstone is about the early history of the Automotive Industry the technological and manufacturing developments and the legal battles over patents. Having grown-up in Michigan and worked in the Auto Industry, I was surprised at how little I really knew about it. Th. absolutely a must read for any petrol head the early history of the automobile is not well known among the public. This book reveals some of this history. And some of subsequent history as well. Did you know that Nuclear Submarines are made by a successor company to an outfit that built electric and gas horseless carriages in t
Lawrence Goldstone has written a book that beautifully captures the intertwined fates of these two ingenious pioneers.”—The Wall Street Journal“A wonderful, story-filled saga of the early days of the auto age While aspects of Lawrence Goldstone’s book will be familiar to auto buffs, the story is so compelling and well-crafted that most readers will be swept up in his vivid re-creation of a bygone era. --Kirkus (Starred Review)"In his marvelously told storyon display are lucky scoundrels and unlucky geniuses, hustlers, hacks, and daredevils galore. The book abounds with detailed accounts of races, auto shows, and heroic cross-country journeys and explains in plain English the advances in automotive engineering that transf