Cars : the early years = Die Anfänge des Automobils = Les Débuts de l'Automobile
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The book offers an original view on 75 years of the motor car, from Benz motorcars through two World Wars, affluence & economic crisis, through the 1950s. A selection of images from the Getty Images collection documents transportation by rail and by road.
Main title:
Cars : the early years = Die Anfänge des Automobils = Les Débuts de l'Automobile / text by Brian Laban ; picture research by Alex Linghorn and Ali Khoja
Imprint:
Ko
Collation:
349 p. illustrations
Notes:
Text in English, German and French.
Contents:
Entering the automobile age -- Out with the horse? 1900 to World War I -- Building up the war machine -- Post-war optimism: a time to grow -- Age of concern? Optimism, despair, decadence, Depression -- Back to war: the forties under fire -- A new order - and conspicuous consumption
ISBN:
9783848005178 (hbk)
Dewey class:
629.222 CAR
Local class:
629.222
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
6809
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 629.222 CAR | Available |