Who Really Invented the Automobile?: Skulduggery at the Crossroads
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.76 (605 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0915317087 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Book by Beasley, David
larry said One Star. poorly written
Bishop, wrote: "As a long-time student of that activity, I cannot but be impressed with the thoroughness of Beasley's research, and envious of some of the contacts he made in the course of his work, listed in his excellent bibliography. Beasley takes you from the beginning through these various factions into the railway and banking conflicts to the 1890s when the automobile is allowed to develop in France. It seems clear that "noneconomic" forces were very important in the early history of the automobile."--Journal of Economic Literature . Only automobile enthusiasts whose interests begin after World War II will not find this an engrossing book. Who prevented its development? Was it the railway entrepreneurs? Was it the landed interests? Was it the free-traders? The same interests prevented its development in Europe and in America. It is excellent." "Where the book departs from the theoretical literature is in the explanation of how an inferior te