{"product_id":"auto-america-linda-zimmerman-9780789347169","title":"Auto America: Car Culture: 1950s-1970s--Photographs by John G. Zimmerman","description":"\u003cb\u003eA glorious and nostalgic celebration of a defining period in American car culture--the 1950s to the 1970s, the golden age of Detroit's icons of the road--when automobile design was at its peak and the car itself was synonymous with a vision of success in America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuto America\u003c\/i\u003e offers a compelling look at three decades (the 1950s, '60s, and '70s) of America's fascination with the automobile. At a time when self-driving vehicles and climate change are transforming driving around the world, John G. Zimmerman's pictures capture the optimism and even utopianism of a beloved period in American car culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of Zimmerman's photographs were originally taken for \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e magazines and highlight diverse aspects of America's auto industry at its zenith; they feature not only iconic cars of the era, which Zimmerman chronicled comprehensively at car shows and in studio assignments throughout the period, but also a behind-the-scenes look at the people who designed, built, collected, exhibited, and raced them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith more than 200 photographs and drawing on the John G. Zimmerman Archive's collection--including his best-known photographs of Fords, Chryslers, and GMs in their heyday alongside ephemera, tear sheets, and outtakes from his assignments--the book celebrates the automobile's central place in American culture during those decades when the timeless silhouettes of classic cars ruled the roads.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda Zimmerman,Greg Zimmerman,Darryl Zimmerman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0789347164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789347169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rizzoli International Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Linda Zimmerman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49001187836159,"sku":"9780789347169","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/auto-america-linda-zimmerman-9780789347169","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}