The Franklin automobile company : the history of the innovative firm, its founders, the vehicles it produced (1902-1934), and the people who built them
Title:
The Franklin automobile company : the history of the innovative firm, its founders, the vehicles it produced (1902-1934), and the people who built them
Author:
Powell, Sinclair.
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Publication Information:
Warrendale, Pa. : Society of Automotive Engineers, [1999]
©1999
Physical Description:
xix, 484 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
General Note:
"Prepared under the auspices of the SAE Historical Committee"--P. [i].
"SAE order no. R-208"--T.p. verso.
Language:
English
Contents:
Two men and an idea -- Entrepreneurship and vision: the birth of a new organization (1901-1905) -- Technical progress in a growing industry (1906-1910) -- Maturing company (1911-1918) -- Postwar era (1919-1924) -- Tempo of the twenties (1925-1929) -- Years of decline (1930-1933) -- Demise of the company (1934-1940) -- People who built the cars -- Leaders of the organization -- Inside the company: management, marketing, and engineering -- Summary.
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ISBN:
9780768002218
Format :
Book
