The Car: The History of the Automobile

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		The Car: The History of the Automobile
		The Car: The History of the Automobile

In 1914, the first cars rolled off Henry Ford's assembly line, and life changed forever. A century later and 225 years after the first auto patent granted in the US it's time for a complete view of the vehicle that created modern life. Jonathan Glancey, a leading authority on popular culture and design, provides a snapshot history of the automobile-not just the makes and models, but its role in politics, family life, war, advertising, architecture, film, and television."

作者简介

Jonathan Glancey is Design Editor of UK national newspaper the Guardian. He is an authority on design and a frequent commentator on radio and television. His previous publications include The Story of Architecture (DK Adult) and Carlton's The Train. He lives in London, England.

网友对The Car: The History of the Automobile的评论

大量珍贵的黑白照片，一些对于汽车历史和文化的解说，对于汽车发烧友来说值得一读。
不过我原本指望会有更多的数据资料的，有些小遗憾呢

I bought this book thinking it would be a history of the automobile; not an unreasonable assumption, given the title. It is far from what the title makes it seem like. I suppose that isn't surprising, given the author is an architecture critic, that he didn't want to write much about a topic he doesn't enjoy. The essay at the beginning of the book told me two things: the author really loves buildings, and he doesn't like cars very much. Why he picked the car as a topic for a book is a mystery, but the lack of enthusiasm for the subject is readily apparent.

The book has little history in it, beyond the photos, which I will admit are quite nice. Had the book been titled "A Photographic History of the Automobile" or something similar, it would have been more appropriate. Perhaps because he isn't a gearhead, he has a lot of cars in the book you don't normally see, which is a good thing, but unfortunately, the pictures have little in the way of information.

The bottom line is, if you want to read about automotive history, don't but this book. If you want a photo book for your coffee table and you like cars, this will work.

I bought this book as a gift for my father. He loves cars and has been in the car business for over 20 years. The book is full of high quality photos, which is why I chose it.

Great book---loved the photos! Whenever you're ready to see them up close and personal you'll need 1000 Historic Automobile Sites, listing all the great car museums, collections and other neat places to go to see great cars in person and learn more about them. They're listed by state and country... 1000 in all! With an active table of contents, you can use it on your phone or kindle in the car and it lists addresses, telephone numbers, hours and is live linked to their websites so it helps you get there too.

Helped with my son's research project

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