In the opening years of the twentieth century, North Carolinians remained mired in the mud; however, the coming of the automobile dramatically altered their lives. This entertaining study examines the social, economic, & cultural impact made on the state by the introduction of the automobile. In six chapters Robert Ireland covers such topics as creating the car culture, meeting the mass market, regulating the automobile in North Carolina, & the Good Roads movement. More than 60 black-&-white pictures illustrate the text. ...
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In the opening years of the twentieth century, North Carolinians remained mired in the mud; however, the coming of the automobile dramatically altered their lives. This entertaining study examines the social, economic, & cultural impact made on the state by the introduction of the automobile. In six chapters Robert Ireland covers such topics as creating the car culture, meeting the mass market, regulating the automobile in North Carolina, & the Good Roads movement. More than 60 black-&-white pictures illustrate the text. Ireland not only provides the political & economic history but also explores the cultural impact of the automobile on people & personal life-styles. He has even carried his research into dusty, grease-stained garages & barns, searching out the first automobiles, some home-built, to cruise Tar Heel roads. This is a book for the social historian as well as the old-car buff.
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