Life of the Automobile

by Steven Parissien

Book Overview

The Life of the Automobile is the first comprehensive world history of the car. The automobile has arguably shaped the modern era more profoundly than any other human invention, and author Steven Parissien examines the impact, development, and significance of the automobile over its turbulent and colorful 130-year history. Readers learn the grand and turbulent history of the motor car, from its earliest appearance in the 1880s--as little more than...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250040639
• ISBN13: 9781250040633
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.1"