Stephen B. Goddard

Colonel Albert Pope and His American Dream Machines

The Life and Times of a Bicycle Tycoon Turned Automotive Pioneer

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Produktbeschreibung

In the 1890s Colonel Albert A. Pope was hailed as a leading American automaker. That his name is not a household word today is the very essence of his story. Pope's production methods as the world's largest manufacturer of bicycles led to the building of automobiles with lightweight metals, rubber tires, precision machining, interchangeable parts, and vertical integration. The founder of the Good Roads Movement, Pope entered automobile manufacturing while steam, electricity, and gasoline power were still vying for supremacy. The story of his failed dream of dominating U.S. automobile production is an engrossing view into America's industrial history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9780786440894
• ISBN-10: 0786440899
• Artikelnr.: 23898536

Autorenporträt

Stephen B. Goddard practices law and teaches history and public policy at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. The author of three books, he also writes for HistoryWire.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
1. The Watershed     
2. Lumbering Is What Popes Do     
3. A Bloody Crucible     
4. He Casts His Lot     
5. Wheels for All     
6. Milking the Market     
7. Indispensable Roads     
8. The Wunderkind     
9. A Patented Formula     
10. Like a Dog with a Bone     
11. Triumphant Return     
12. Parting     
13. Leaving His Mark     
Epilogue     
Appendix 1: The Ford Enigma     
Appendix 2: Pope Manufacturing Company Corporate Genealogy     
Bibliography     
Index