Items related to A Car-Crazy Town: The story of Kansas City and how...
A Car-Crazy Town: The story of Kansas City and how it was shaped by its relationship with the automobile - Softcover
Synopsis
In 1907, less than 400 cars were owned in all of Kansas City, but the 20,000 people who attended the city's first auto show in March of that year demonstrated that many more liked the idea, early proof that Kansas City was destined to be a car-crazy town. Railroad bridges were adapted with automobile decks. Wide boulevards connecting the city's parks were built attracting out of town visitors to hire a car and chauffeur to tour this urban scenic drive. Kansas City has been home to the first Ford plant outside of Detroit, the first school for auto mechanics, the first retail center designed for shoppers to arrive by automobile, and the country's first African-American car dealer. A century of automotive firsts later and home to manufacturing, racing, collecting, and more miles of highway per person than any other city, Kansas City has been a city shaped by its relationship with the automobile.
Historian, educator, and museum curator Kyle Yarber, one of Kansas City s foremost experts on its automotive past, has shared stories in interviews by The Kansas City Star and Fox4 News, and as guest on Steve Kraske s Up To Date on KCUR. Travel with him down a narrative road with curves and intersections, dead ends and fast lanes.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Kyle Yarber, a sixth generation Missourian, read his first book on automotive history at the age of six. He has Masters degrees in social science and American history, served as the historical director and curator of a Kansas City area auto museum, and belongs to the Society of Automotive Historians. This book comes out of a three-year research project that Yarber describes as "more just started than finished."
Review
"To say Yarber is conversant with Kansas City s automotive history is an understatement." --The Kansas City Star
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherMorris Printing
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 0692292241
- ISBN 13 9780692292242
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages150
Search results for A Car-Crazy Town: The story of Kansas City and how...
Stock Image
A Car-Crazy Town: The story of Kansas City and how it was shaped by its relationship with the automobile
Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_420133655
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
A Car-Crazy Town: The story of Kansas City and how it was shaped by its relationship with the automobile
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.5. Seller Inventory # G0692292241I5N00
Quantity: 1 available