{"product_id":"automotive-giants-of-america-b-c-forbes-9781025293257","title":"Automotive Giants of America: Men Who Are Our Motor Industry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Automotive Giants of America: Men Who Are Our Motor Industry\"\u003c\/b\u003e offers an illuminating look into the lives and careers of the visionary leaders who forged the American automobile industry. Written during the height of the industry's rapid expansion in the mid-1920s, this work provides a series of compelling biographical sketches detailing the rise of the men behind some of the world's most iconic motor companies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume captures the spirit of innovation, competition, and industrial progress that defined the early 20th century. Through detailed accounts of figures such as Henry Ford, Walter P. Chrysler, and Alfred P. Sloan, the authors explore the personal determination and strategic brilliance required to transition the motor car from a luxury novelty to a cornerstone of modern civilization. Readers will gain insight into the challenges of mass manufacturing, the evolution of corporate management, and the profound impact these industrial titans had on the American economic landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA significant historical document, \"Automotive Giants of America\" serves as both a celebration of individual achievement and a primary source for understanding the development of the global automotive sector. It remains an essential read for those interested in business history, the history of technology, and the biographies of the men who drove America into the modern age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e B. C. Forbes,O. D. Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1025293258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781025293257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tradd Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.65d","brand":"B. C. Forbes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437732245759,"sku":"9781025293257","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f10246b6-3868-4d2c-be53-ffb2f7131742.jpg?v=1777163679","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/automotive-giants-of-america-b-c-forbes-9781025293257","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}