The Dodge Brothers

Author : Charles K. Hyde
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814332467
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dodge Brothers written by Charles K. Hyde and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the start of the Ford Motor Company in 1903, the Dodge Brothers supplied nearly every car part needed by the up-and-coming auto giant. After fifteen years of operating a successful automotive supplier company, much to Ford's advantage, John and Horace Dodge again changed the face of the automotive market in 1914 by introducing their own car. The Dodge Brothers automobile carried on their names even after their untimely deaths in 1920, with the company then remaining in the hands of their widows until its sale in 1925 to New York bankers and subsequent purchase in 1928 by Walter Chrysler. The Dodge nameplate has endured, but despite their achievements and their critical role in the early success of Henry Ford, John and Horace Dodge are usually overlooked in histories of the early automotive industry. Charles K. Hyde's book The Dodge Brothers: The Men, the Motor Cars, and the Legacy is the first scholarly study of the Dodge brothers and their company, chronicling their lives-from their childhood in Niles, Michigan, to their long years of learning the machinist's trade in Battle Creek, Port Huron, Detroit, and Windsor, Ontario-and examining their influence on automotive manufacturing and marketing trends in the early part of the twentieth century. Hyde details the brothers' civic contributions to Detroit, their hiring of minorities and women, and their often anonymous charitable contributions to local organizations. Hyde puts the Dodge brothers' lives and accomplishments in perspective by indicating their long-term influence, which has continued long after their deaths. The most complete and accurate resource on John and Horace Dodge available, The Dodge Brothers uses sources that have never before been examined. Its scholarly approach and personal tone make this book appealing for automotive historians as well as car enthusiasts and those interested in Detroit's early development.

Author : Caroline Latham
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dodge Dynasty written by Caroline Latham and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P. This book was released on 1989 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive biography of the Dodge family, whose fortunes and misfortunes rocked Detroit, the automotive industry, and America for the better part of the 20th century. Photos.

Author : Author Reviewer Series Editor Charles K Hyde
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780814332474
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dodge Brothers written by Author Reviewer Series Editor Charles K Hyde and published by . This book was released on 2023-08-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive biography of John and Horace Dodge and the history of their company, Dodge Brothers.

Author : Matt DeLorenzo
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 076034552X
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dodge 100 Years written by Matt DeLorenzo and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2014-06 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dodge 100 is the official, Dodge-licensed complete illustrated history of the legendary American automotive brand. From Horace and John Dodge's dealings with Henry Ford, through the war years, and into the modern age with cars like the Viper and Dodge Dart, Dodge 100 Years is the authoritative history of one of the world's first (and best) automakers"--

Author : Thomas A. McPherson
Publisher : Crestline Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780879386979
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dodge Story written by Thomas A. McPherson and published by Crestline Publishing Company. This book was released on 1975 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dodge Story Thomas A. McPherson. The most complete photographic history available on Dodge cars and trucks from 19 through 1975. More than 1,5 illustrations are backed by detailed, informative descriptions. McPherson traces the development of all Dodge vehicles throughout the early years. Trucks, cars, buses, and other special-bodied vehicles. An important reference work. Hdbd., 8 3/4"x 11 1/4", 32 pgs., 1,54 b&w ill.

Author : Fred Dodge
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806131061
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Under Cover for Wells Fargo written by Fred Dodge and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1998-12-31 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are the remarkable memoirs of Fred Dodge (1854-1938), Wells Fargo secret agent for fifty years, friend of Wyatt Earp, and fast man with a gun. Here are dozens of his cases--stage robberies, train holdups, long pursuits through the badlands, even suits against Wells Fargo for "delay to a corpse" and the bite of a vicious horse. In Under Cover for Wells Fargo his "unvarnished recollections" are preserved and carefully edited by Carolyn Lake, who discovered Dodge’s journals among Stuart N. Lake’s papers, awaiting a biography that was never written. Fred Dodge was a dead ringer for Morgan Earp, and this led to his early acquaintance with the famous brothers. In those days Dodge was posing as a gambler, and even Wyatt did not know that he was a Wells Fargo agent. Dodge sheds much light on the Earps in Tombstone and on how he teamed up with Heck Thomas to hunt down outlaws in Kansas and Oklahoma, including Bill Doolin’s gang and the Dalton brothers.

Author : Charles K. Hyde
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814337813
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Riding the Roller Coaster written by Charles K. Hyde and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Chrysler Six of 1924 to the front-wheel-drive vehicles of the 70s and 80s to the minivan, Chrysler boasts an impressive list of technological "firsts." But even though the company has catered well to a variety of consumers, it has come to the brink of financial ruin more than once in its seventy-five-year history. How Chrysler has achieved monumental success and then managed colossal failure and sharp recovery is explained in Riding the Roller Coaster, a lively, unprecedented look at a major force in the American automobile industry since 1925. Charles Hyde tells the intriguing story behind Chrysler-its products, people, and performance over time-with particular focus on the company's management. He offers a lens through which the reader can view the U.S. auto industry from the perspective of the smallest of the automakers who, along with Ford and General Motors, make up the "Big Three." The book covers Walter P. Chrysler's life and automotive career before 1925, when he founded the Chrysler Corporation, to 1998, when it merged with Daimler-Benz. Chrysler made a late entrance into the industry in 1925 when it emerged from Chalmers and Maxwell, and further grew when it absorbed Dodge Brothers and American Motors Corporation. The author traces this journey, explaining the company's leadership in automotive engineering, its styling successes and failures, its changing management, and its activities from auto racing to defense production to real estate. Throughout, the colorful personalities of its leaders-including Chrysler himself and Lee Iacocca-emerge as strong forces in the company's development, imparting a risk-taking mentality that gave the company its verve. How Chrysler has achieved monumental success and then managed colossal failure and sharp recovery is explained in Riding the Roller Coaster, a lively, unprecedented look at a major force in the American automobile industry since 1925. Charles Hyde tells the intriguing story behind Chrysler-its products, people, and performance over time-with particular focus on the company's management. He offers a lens through which the reader can view the U.S. auto industry from the perspective of the smallest of the automakers who, along with Ford and General Motors, make up the "Big Three."

Author : Charles Hyde
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781937086015
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dodge Brothers written by Charles Hyde and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-26 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jean Maddern Pitrone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tangled Web written by Jean Maddern Pitrone and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Vincent Curcio
Publisher : Automotive History and Persona
ISBN 13 : 0195147057
Total Pages : 717 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chrysler written by Vincent Curcio and published by Automotive History and Persona. This book was released on 2000 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly detailed account of one of the most important men in American automotive history is based on full access to both Chrysler Corporation and family historical records. Curcio traces Chrysler's rise through the industry and gives unique insight into this colorful and passionate man. 50 halftones.