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Fly Now!
The Poster Collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Written by Joanne Gernstein London
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2007
Price: $25.00
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum draws more visitors than any other museum in the world—90,000 a day in the summertime—and the highlight of summer 2007 at the NASM will be "Fly Now," the exhibit of air travel posters featured in this unique companion volume which combines arresting, colorful art... Read more >
The Poster Collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Written by Joanne Gernstein London
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2007
Price: $25.00
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum draws more visitors than any other museum in the world—90,000 a day in the summertime—and the highlight of summer 2007 at the NASM will be "Fly Now," the exhibit of air travel posters featured in this unique companion volume which combines arresting, colorful art... Read more >
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The Model T Ford
Written by Jonathan Wood
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $11.95
With 16.5 million built between 1908 and 1927, the Model T Ford was, until overtaken in the 1970s by the Volkswagen Beetle, the most popular car in automotive history. Mass-produced in America and around the globe, such was the Model T's market penetration and value-for-money that in 1921 Henry Ford's deceptively... Read more >
Written by Jonathan Wood
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $11.95
With 16.5 million built between 1908 and 1927, the Model T Ford was, until overtaken in the 1970s by the Volkswagen Beetle, the most popular car in automotive history. Mass-produced in America and around the globe, such was the Model T's market penetration and value-for-money that in 1921 Henry Ford's deceptively... Read more >
Route 66
The Mother Road
Written by David Knudson
Format: eBook, 56 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $7.95
Begun in 1926 to connect Chicago to Los Angeles, Route 66 was the country's first major east-west thoroughfare. By 1930 it was an important route for both truckers and travellers alike, and in 1939 it became known as 'The Mother Road' thanks to John Steinbeck's classic "The Grapes of Wrath". Over... Read more >
The Mother Road
Written by David Knudson
Format: eBook, 56 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $7.95
Begun in 1926 to connect Chicago to Los Angeles, Route 66 was the country's first major east-west thoroughfare. By 1930 it was an important route for both truckers and travellers alike, and in 1939 it became known as 'The Mother Road' thanks to John Steinbeck's classic "The Grapes of Wrath". Over... Read more >
Also available as a
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One Helluva Ride
How NASCAR Swept the Nation
Written by Liz Clarke
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2008
Price: $14.99
From its raw beginnings on Southern dirt tracks, NASCAR smacked of a slightly depraved spectacle, as if nothing but trouble could come from the unbridled locomotion of a V8 engine. By the time NASCAR roared into the twenty-first century, it had grown into a billion-dollar sports and marketing colossus, its races... Read more >
How NASCAR Swept the Nation
Written by Liz Clarke
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2008
Price: $14.99
From its raw beginnings on Southern dirt tracks, NASCAR smacked of a slightly depraved spectacle, as if nothing but trouble could come from the unbridled locomotion of a V8 engine. By the time NASCAR roared into the twenty-first century, it had grown into a billion-dollar sports and marketing colossus, its races... Read more >
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Discovering London Railway Stations
Written by Oliver Green
Format: Trade Paperback, 104 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $13.95
London is the supreme railway city. In 1900 it had fourteen railway termini, more than any other city in the world. A century later only one of them has disappeared completely, and just three have undergone comprehensive reconstruction. All the others are recognisable products of the Victorian railway age that continue... Read more >
Written by Oliver Green
Format: Trade Paperback, 104 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $13.95
London is the supreme railway city. In 1900 it had fourteen railway termini, more than any other city in the world. A century later only one of them has disappeared completely, and just three have undergone comprehensive reconstruction. All the others are recognisable products of the Victorian railway age that continue... Read more >
Jaguar
Written by Graham Robson
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $7.95
Sir William Lyons enjoyed a seemingly unstoppable rise to fame and fortune in the motor industry, and the Jaguar brand which he introduced became world-famous. Yet it did not happen overnight. In the 1920s he was in Blackpool, styling motorcycle sidecars, in the 1930s he was in Coventry developing the SS... Read more >
Written by Graham Robson
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $7.95
Sir William Lyons enjoyed a seemingly unstoppable rise to fame and fortune in the motor industry, and the Jaguar brand which he introduced became world-famous. Yet it did not happen overnight. In the 1920s he was in Blackpool, styling motorcycle sidecars, in the 1930s he was in Coventry developing the SS... Read more >
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Shipbuilding in Britain
Written by Fred Walker
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $12.95
In 1913 the shipyards of Britain were responsible for building half of all the world's ships. At the Clyde in Scotland at this time a new ship was launched every eighteen hours. For decades Britain was at the forefront of shipbuilding; the history and economy of towns such as Belfast, Liverpool... Read more >
Written by Fred Walker
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $12.95
In 1913 the shipyards of Britain were responsible for building half of all the world's ships. At the Clyde in Scotland at this time a new ship was launched every eighteen hours. For decades Britain was at the forefront of shipbuilding; the history and economy of towns such as Belfast, Liverpool... Read more >
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Outlaw Machine
Harley-Davidson and the Search for the American Soul
Written by Brock Yates
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: May 2, 2000
Price: $19.00
The legendary story of Harley-Davidson's rise to power--not only as an international industry leader but as an American cultural icon.
How did the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, originally a machine for casual riders, evolve into a symbol of defiance and liberation? An embellished 1947 Life magazine article about a California town terrorized by gangs... Read more >
Harley-Davidson and the Search for the American Soul
Written by Brock Yates
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: May 2, 2000
Price: $19.00
The legendary story of Harley-Davidson's rise to power--not only as an international industry leader but as an American cultural icon.
How did the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, originally a machine for casual riders, evolve into a symbol of defiance and liberation? An embellished 1947 Life magazine article about a California town terrorized by gangs... Read more >
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Vintage Motorcycles
Written by Jeff Clew
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $11.95
After the close of the First World War, the British motorcycle industry rose to prominence as British motorcycles became almost unbeatable in competitions. However, a shortage of these new model bikes pushed prices to a premium and most people were forced to settle for prewar designs. These high prices led to... Read more >
Written by Jeff Clew
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $11.95
After the close of the First World War, the British motorcycle industry rose to prominence as British motorcycles became almost unbeatable in competitions. However, a shortage of these new model bikes pushed prices to a premium and most people were forced to settle for prewar designs. These high prices led to... Read more >
Muscle Cars
The First American Supercars
Written by Colin Romanick
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $9.95
In 2010, a 1970 Plymouth Superbird fetched $286,000 at an auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. In 2009, a 1970 Plymouth Hemi Barracuda sold for $2.16 million. Auctions of classic cars in general and muscle cars in particular routinely garner upwards of $39 million annually. Since their debut in the early 1960s, Americans... Read more >
The First American Supercars
Written by Colin Romanick
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $9.95
In 2010, a 1970 Plymouth Superbird fetched $286,000 at an auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. In 2009, a 1970 Plymouth Hemi Barracuda sold for $2.16 million. Auctions of classic cars in general and muscle cars in particular routinely garner upwards of $39 million annually. Since their debut in the early 1960s, Americans... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
