{"product_id":"colonel-albert-pope-and-his-stephen-b-goddard-9780786440894","title":"Colonel Albert Pope and His American Dream Machines: The Life and Times of a Bicycle Tycoon Turned Automotive Pioneer","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen B. Goddard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786440899\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786440894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Stephen B. Goddard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47452528607487,"sku":"9780786440894","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8884b4b8-d1a1-4912-91c2-1bcbb895085d.jpg?v=1761928963","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/colonel-albert-pope-and-his-stephen-b-goddard-9780786440894","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}