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Roy D. Chapin: The Man Behind the Hudson Motor Car Company (Great Lakes Books Series)
J.C. Long
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Description for Roy D. Chapin: The Man Behind the Hudson Motor Car Company (Great Lakes Books Series)
Paperback. This biography is devoted to the life and career of Roy D. Chapin - one of the foremost figures in the history of Detroit's independent automotive industry. Num Pages: 288 pages, 75 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 581.
John Cuthbert Long's Roy D. Chapin is a thorough and detailed biography of a remarkable, but little-known Detroit automobile industry pioneer. Historians should include Roy Dikeman Chapin (February 23, 1880-February 16, 1936) in any listing of significant American auto industry pioneers, along with the Duryea brothers, Ransom E. Olds, Henry Leland, Henry Ford, William C. Durant, and the Dodge brothers. Outside the cloister of automotive historians, Roy Chapin is an unknown. This is in part because no company or car bore his name. Unlike many contemporary auto pioneers, Roy Chapin was a modest man who did not promote himself. Even ... Read more
John Cuthbert Long's Roy D. Chapin is a thorough and detailed biography of a remarkable, but little-known Detroit automobile industry pioneer. Historians should include Roy Dikeman Chapin (February 23, 1880-February 16, 1936) in any listing of significant American auto industry pioneers, along with the Duryea brothers, Ransom E. Olds, Henry Leland, Henry Ford, William C. Durant, and the Dodge brothers. Outside the cloister of automotive historians, Roy Chapin is an unknown. This is in part because no company or car bore his name. Unlike many contemporary auto pioneers, Roy Chapin was a modest man who did not promote himself. Even ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
587g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI, United States
ISBN
9780814331842
SKU
V9780814331842
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About J.C. Long
J. C. Long published fourteen books between 1923 and 1968, nine of them biographies. Also during his lifetime, Long managed the education department of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, served on the editorial staff of the New Yorker, and was the manager of publications for Bethlehem Steel Company.
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