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Author Blanke, David, 1961-

Title Hell on wheels : the promise and peril of America's car culture, 1900-1940 / David Blanke.

Imprint Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, c2007.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  303.4832 B611h 2007    ---  Available
Description x, 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series CultureAmerica
Culture America.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-255) and index.
Contents The car and American life, 1900-1940 -- Auto use and auto accidents, 1900-1940 -- The dysfunctional love affair -- Avoidable accidents and the challenge of automotive citizenship -- Perfection and perfectibility in auto safety reform -- The mirrored glasses : enforcement and the inevitable auto accident.
Subject Automobiles -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Traffic accident victims -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN 9780700615155 (cloth : alk. paper)
0700615156 (cloth : alk. paper)
Standard No. YDXCP 2496560

 
    
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