Preston Tucker & Others

Preston Tucker & Others
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Publisher : David and Charles
Total Pages : 209
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781845844318
ISBN-13 : 1845844319
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Preston Tucker & Others by : Arvid Linde

Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow

Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow
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Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9781613749562
ISBN-13 : 1613749562
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow by : Steve Lehto

A 2017 Michigan Notable Book After World War II, the American automobile industry was reeling. Having spent years building tanks and airplanes for the army, the car companies would need years more to retool their production to meet the demands of the American public, for whom they had not made any cars since 1942. And then in stepped Preston Tucker. This salesman extraordinaire from Ypsilanti, Michigan, had built race cars before the war, and had designed prototypes for the military during it. Now, gathering a group of brilliant automotive designers, engineers, and promoters, he announced the creation of a revolutionary new car: the Tucker '48, the first car in almost a decade to be built fresh from the ground up. Tucker's car would include ingenious advances in design and engineering that other car companies could not match. With a rear engine, rear-wheel drive, a safety-glass windshielf that would pop out in case of an accident, a padded dashboard, independent suspension, and automatic transmission, it would be more attractive and aerodynamic—and safer—than any other car on the road. But as the public eagerly awaited Tucker's car of tomorrow, powerful forces in Washington were trying to bring him down. An SEC commissioner with close ties to Detroit's Big Three automakers deliberately leaked information about an investigation the agency was conducting, suggesting that Tucker was bilking investors with a massive fraud scheme. Headlines accused him a perpetrating a hoax and claimed that his cars weren't real and his factory was a sham. In fact, the Tucker '48 sedan was genuine, and everyone who saw it was impressed by what this upstart carmaker had achieved. But the SEC's investigation had compounded the company's financial problems and management conflicts, and a superior product was not enough to keep Tucker's dream afloat. Here, Steve Lehto tackles the story of Tucker's amazing rise and tragic fall, relying on a huge trove of documents that has been used by no other writer to date. It is the first comprehensive, authoritative account of Tucker's magnificent car and his battles with the government. And in this book, Lehto finally answers the questions automobile aficionados have wondered about for decades: Exactly how and why was the production of such an innovative car killed?

Design and Destiny

Design and Destiny
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Publisher : On Mark
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015021974806
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Design and Destiny by : Philip S. Egan

The Indomitable Tin Goose

The Indomitable Tin Goose
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:20501069665
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis The Indomitable Tin Goose by : Charles T. Pearson

Two Ways Out of Stockton

Two Ways Out of Stockton
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Publisher : Axel Gearman
Total Pages : 227
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ISBN-10 : 9781737990659
ISBN-13 : 1737990652
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Two Ways Out of Stockton by : Axel Gearman

A gritty, real-life adventure of a young boy who grows into a troubled, yet functioning, man determined to forge a different path than his estranged father. A story of love and loss; life and death; perception and reality; and betrayal and forgiveness. When five-year-old Axel Gearman’s parents divorce, he is made to tell his father he no longer wants to see him. Wanting to be a good boy, he obliges and spends the next several decades not seeing or knowing his dad. Now an adult, Axel has become a loving father and husband with a good job, a nice home, and some deep-seated issues. After receiving an unexpected phone call informing him of his father’s impending death, Axel makes a cross-country journey to reunite with him, settle his affairs and find closure. Two Ways Out of Stockton provides a candid glimpse into the hard complexities of family and regret with a dash of humor. The musical and pop culture references bring life to the often relatable, and sometimes heartbreaking, moments throughout this touching memoir. Add to the reading experience with the "Two Ways Out Of Stockton (Soundtrack)", available on Spotify.

Chrysler's Turbine Car

Chrysler's Turbine Car
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Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Total Pages : 257
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781569767719
ISBN-13 : 1569767718
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Chrysler's Turbine Car by : Steve Lehto

Offering a behind-the-scenes look into the world of automotive research and development in the 1960s, this engaging narrative traces the birth of Chrysler’s alternative “jet” car and reveals the story behind its sudden and mysterious demise. Relying on extensive research and firsthand accounts from surviving members of the turbine car program—including the metallurgist who created the exotic metals for the engine and the test driver who drove it at Chrysler's proving grounds—this chronicle documents the bold development of an automobile with a jet turbine engine. In addition to running well on virtually any flammable liquid—including kerosene, vodka, heating oil, and Chanel N°5 perfume—the pioneering engines had one fifth the number of moving parts and required less maintenance than conventional engines. Despite the fleet’s amazing performance over millions of miles by test drivers, Chrysler pulled the plug on the project and crushed almost all of the cars. The reasons behind the surprising end to the jet car fleet are finally explained here.

Gideon's Sword

Gideon's Sword
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Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages : 326
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ISBN-10 : 9780446564335
ISBN-13 : 0446564338
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Gideon's Sword by : Douglas Preston

Introducing Gideon Crew: trickster, prodigy, master thief At twelve, Gideon Crew witnessed his father, a world-class mathematician, accused of treason and gunned down. At twenty-four, summoned to his dying mother's bedside, Gideon learned the truth: His father was framed and deliberately slaughtered. With her last breath, she begged her son to avenge him. Now, with a new purpose in his life, Gideon crafts a one-time mission of vengeance, aimed at the perpetrator of his father's destruction. His plan is meticulous, spectacular, and successful. But from the shadows, someone is watching. A very powerful someone, who is impressed by Gideon's special skills. Someone who has need of just such a renegade. For Gideon, this operation may be only the beginning . . .

Scourge

Scourge
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Publisher : Grove Press
Total Pages : 336
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0802139396
ISBN-13 : 9780802139399
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Scourge by : Jonathan B. Tucker

A history of one of the world's deadliest diseases traces the influence of the smallpox plague on the course of human civilization, describes Jenner's creation of a vaccine against it and the World Health Organization's global efforts to eradicate it, and examines the dangers it still poses today as

Engines of Change

Engines of Change
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 402
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781451640656
ISBN-13 : 145164065X
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Engines of Change by : Paul Ingrassia

A narrative like no other: a cultural history that explores how cars have both propelled and reflected the American experience— from the Model T to the Prius. From the assembly lines of Henry Ford to the open roads of Route 66, from the lore of Jack Kerouac to the sex appeal of the Hot Rod, America’s history is a vehicular history—an idea brought brilliantly to life in this major work by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Paul Ingrassia. Ingrassia offers a wondrous epic in fifteen automobiles, including the Corvette, the Beetle, and the Chevy Corvair, as well as the personalities and tales behind them: Robert McNamara’s unlikely role in Lee Iacocca’s Mustang, John Z. DeLorean’s Pontiac GTO , Henry Ford’s Model T, as well as Honda’s Accord, the BMW 3 Series, and the Jeep, among others. Through these cars and these characters, Ingrassia shows how the car has expressed the particularly American tension between the lure of freedom and the obligations of utility. He also takes us through the rise of American manufacturing, the suburbanization of the country, the birth of the hippie and the yuppie, the emancipation of women, and many more fateful episodes and eras, including the car’s unintended consequences: trial lawyers, energy crises, and urban sprawl. Narrative history of the highest caliber, Engines of Change is an entirely edifying new way to look at the American story.

The Adventures of Beanboy

The Adventures of Beanboy
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 243
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780547550787
ISBN-13 : 0547550782
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis The Adventures of Beanboy by :

Wheaton, Kansas, seventh-grader Tucker MacBean loves comic books, so when his favorite comic has a contest to create a sidekick, he is hopeful that he can win, thereby fixing his struggling family.