{"product_id":"the-american-auto-over-100-years-9781450808439","title":"The American Auto: Over 100 Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eIts a hugely significant story that goes back five generations. It began in the 1880s  when America s fledgling auto industry was debating whether to go with steam  electricity  or gasoline power. A relatively standardized design soon emerged: a front-mounted internal-combustion engine driving the rear wheels. The rest is history  and it is thoroughly related in The American Auto: Over 100 Years  from the Auto Editors of Consumer Guide.  Told in a big  bold picture-caption style  The American Auto: Over 100 Years chronicles the evolution of the automobile from its infancy to the sophisticated vehicles we desire and drive today. Logging more than 700 pages  The American Auto: Over 100 Years features up to eight photos on every page  plus insightful  expert commentary. Timelines and annual sales figures add to the book s lively mix. Read about: Henry Ford  the towering figure in U.S. auto history  who pioneered affordable  dependable transportation made on another of his inventions  the assembly line. Alfred Sloan  who staged an automobile revolution in 1921  sketching the blueprint for General Motors. Every major epoch in U.S. automotive history  including the bruising  competitive decade of the 1930s  Detroit in wartime  the postwar seller s market  small cars  muscle cars  the government interventions of the 1970s  and the constant redefinition of the auto industry in the 21st century  including the still-controversial bailouts.  The American Auto: Over 100 Years illustrates every major nameplate and model in American automotive history and details every important trend  success and failure of an industry that helped define a nation and influenced the history of manufacturing  design  and commerce the world over. For car-lovers  historians  and students of design  The American Auto: Over 100 Years is an indispensable chronicle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646889517109,"sku":"ByrdShop_1450808433","price":25.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781450808439.jpg?v=1781680250","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-american-auto-over-100-years-9781450808439","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}