Coast To Coast By Automobile
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Coast To Coast By Automobile
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Author : Curt McConnell
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2000
Coast To Coast By Automobile written by Curt McConnell and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Transportation categories.
McConnell cuts through the fiction, legends, and industry-produced propaganda that have long surrounded the first transcontinental automobile trips as he relates long-lost personal accounts by pioneering travelers. 140 illustrations.
The Record Setting Trips
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Author : Curt McConnell
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2003
The Record Setting Trips written by Curt McConnell and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A richly illustrated history of the first cross-country auto trips exposes the role of these well-publicized jaunts in changing the way the public felt about this new technology. (Transportation)
A Reliable Car And A Woman Who Knows It
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Author : Curt McConnell
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2000-09-15
A Reliable Car And A Woman Who Knows It written by Curt McConnell and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-15 with Transportation categories.
The audacity of driving a horseless carriage from coast to coast in the early years of the 20th century is hard to imagine in an age of superhighways and global positioning systems. Roads might be nothing more than muddy ruts made by wagon wheels; sources of gasoline or replacement parts were few and agonizingly far between; frequent repairs and tire changes were necessary; and the traveler was subject to the whole range of nature's perils and discomforts. For a woman to attempt the trip was, at the time, a jaw-dropping event. Yet in 1909, 22-year-old Alice Ramsey and three female companions piled into a Maxwell in New York City, and 59 days later they triumphantly rolled into San Francisco. A few years later silent film star Anita King would become the first woman to make the transcontinental drive solo. These and other early coast-to-coast drives proved women's growing independence, as well as the automobile's long-distance viability. Detailed accounts of five coast-to-coast drives make up this lively history. Drawing from plentiful contemporary newspaper reports and the women's own words, author Curt McConnell recounts the bold adventurers' experiences day by day and mile by mile.
Ford Model T Coast To Coast
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Author : Tom Cotter
language : en
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Release Date : 2018-05-15
Ford Model T Coast To Coast written by Tom Cotter and has been published by Quarto Publishing Group USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-15 with Transportation categories.
Driverless cars are on the horizon, but before the world falls asleep in the driver’s seat, let’s take a look back down the road from whence we have come. Ford Model-T Coast-to-Coast, documents the cross-country adventure of two brave drivers as they pilot a century-old Model-T on a 3,000-mile journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Coast. The book is as much a contemplation of early-20th century American life as it is a fond farewell to the automotive age. Can the car still be the vehicle of freedom and discovery, when we’re no longer in command? Or will we finally be able to fully appreciate the scenery rushing past? Accompanied by Michael Alan Ross’ evocative photography, author Tom Cotter stops in small towns, meets local people and hears their stories about cars, travel, and life. Cotter and Ross also explore back roads adjacent to his main route, the Lincoln Highway—the first transcontinental road. Significant cross-country runs, such as those by speed-record setter Cannonball Baker, and literary adventurers such as Jack Kerourac, John Steinbeck and Bill Bryson are considered in light of the driverless future. Cotter also drives some of the same roads that a young Edsel Ford traveled in his father’s Model T upon high school graduation in 1917. In addition to the central road trip, Cotter also visits interesting automotive and transport museums as well as “keepers of the flame” such as Model-T clubs, mechanics, junkyards and collectors across the country. He also records the numerous trials and tribulations in keeping a 100-year-old car operating on a 3,000-mile journey, something the driverless car of the future is unlikely to encounter. Join Cotter on his "slow drive across a fast country." You'll be glad you did.
Back In The Day
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Author : Moe Bowes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Back In The Day written by Moe Bowes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Antique and classic cars categories.
Coast To Coast With Alice
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Author : Patricia Rusch Hyatt
language : en
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Release Date : 1995
Coast To Coast With Alice written by Patricia Rusch Hyatt and has been published by Carolrhoda Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Alice Ramsey, determined to be the first woman to drive across the United States, ventured out with her sixteen-year-old friend, Minna Jahns, and two other traveling companions for the journey of a lifetime.The year was 1909. Automobiles were brand new. There were few road maps and in some places no roads at all. But in New York City, Alice was climbing into a bright green Maxwell touring car, destined to be the first woman to drive across America. Author Patricia Rusch Hyatt has recreated the events of that historical summer in the form of a journal that Minna might have kept. Minna's thoughts are imagined but her adventures, from a murder investigation in Nebraska to an itchy encounter with bedbugs in Wyoming, really happened. The book is illustrated throughout with photographs from the actual journey. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
A Trip To The Pacific Coast By Automobile Across The Continent Camping On The Way
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Author : William Charles Bettis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1922
A Trip To The Pacific Coast By Automobile Across The Continent Camping On The Way written by William Charles Bettis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1922 with Automobile travel categories.
A Trip To The Pacific Coast By Automobile Across The Continent
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Author : William Charles Bettis
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-12-04
A Trip To The Pacific Coast By Automobile Across The Continent written by William Charles Bettis and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-04 with Travel categories.
Excerpt from A Trip to the Pacific Coast by Automobile Across the Continent: Camping on the Way Of course there are all kinds of roads, good, bad and indifferent; you find those conditions everywhere, but on this trip I am glad to say, there is much more good than bad road. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
A Trip To The Pacific Coast By Automobile Across The Continent Camping On The Way
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Author : William Charles [From Old Ca Bettis
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
A Trip To The Pacific Coast By Automobile Across The Continent Camping On The Way written by William Charles [From Old Ca Bettis and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
In the early days of automobile travel, William Charles Bettis embarked on a cross-country road trip from Ohio to California with his wife and young son. This detailed account of their journey captures the excitement and challenges of traveling by car in the early 20th century, including breakdowns, camping mishaps, and encounters with wildlife. Along the way, Bettis provides a glimpse into the natural beauty and cultural landmarks of America's western states. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Central Coast Motor Sports
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Author : Tony Baker
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2017-08-14
Central Coast Motor Sports written by Tony Baker and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-14 with Photography categories.
From action-packed Model T racing in the 1930s to exotic sports car racing during the 1950s and 1960s, Images of America: Central Coast Motor Sports reveals the colorful history of motor sports and hot rodding in Central California. Sam Foose, one of the pioneers of West Coast car customizing, created several designs that led to fame, while locals raced at the world-famous Bonneville Salt Flats and joined the exclusive 200 MPH Club. Don Edwards entered the exciting world of drag boat and hydrofoil racing and became one of the most successful drag boat racers of the 1960s. This collection of historic images spotlights the many drag strips, racetracks, car clubs, and personalities in the region during racing's golden age. It also features some of the coolest hot rods, customs, dragsters, lake racers, sports cars, formula racers, sprint cars, jalopies, off-road vehicles, and motorcycles around.