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This is the story of how the automobile changed the essence of life in America. Both a general history of the automobile and a broad-ranging analysis of its cultural effects, the text addresses such topics as cars' inception as a mechanical curiosity and later a plaything for the well-to-do; Henry Ford and the rise of the machine age; competition and the evolving consumer in the 1920s; the development of roads and the accompanying road culture; religion, gender, courtship and sex; effects of the Great Depression and World War II; the 1950s golden age of automobiles and the emergence of youth culture; and how American car culture has been represented in film, song, poetry and literature.
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The Automobile and American Life, John Alfred Heitmann
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- Released
- 2009
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- Title
- The Automobile and American Life
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Alfred Heitmann
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 260
- ISBN10
- 0786440139
- ISBN13
- 9780786440139
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, Business, Business & Management, Technology & Engineering, Cars & Transportation, Economics, USA, Automotive, Media and Media Communication, Popular Culture, Social Aspects
- Rating
- 3.45 out of 5
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- This is the story of how the automobile changed the essence of life in America. Both a general history of the automobile and a broad-ranging analysis of its cultural effects, the text addresses such topics as cars' inception as a mechanical curiosity and later a plaything for the well-to-do; Henry Ford and the rise of the machine age; competition and the evolving consumer in the 1920s; the development of roads and the accompanying road culture; religion, gender, courtship and sex; effects of the Great Depression and World War II; the 1950s golden age of automobiles and the emergence of youth culture; and how American car culture has been represented in film, song, poetry and literature.