The Car: The Rise and Fall of the Machine That Made the Modern World

by Bryan Appleyard

Book Overview

A spirited, insightful exploration of our favorite machine and it's cultural impact on society over the past one hundred and fifty years.

More than any other technology, cars have transformed American popular culture. Cars have created vast wealth as well as novel dreams of freedom and mobility. They have transformed our sense of distance and made the world infinitely more available to our eyes and our imaginations. They have inspired...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1639364668
• ISBN13: 9781639364664
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"