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Saving Ourselves from Big Car

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
Preface vii
Introduction 1
1 Lead Herring (Part One) 5
2 What Is “Big Car”? 8
3 How Big Car Took Over the World (Part One) 28
4 How Big Car Took Over the World (Part Two) 50
5 The Road 63
6 Car Dreams 81
7 Lead Herring (Part Two) 104
8 The Corvair 113
9 Car Nightmares 119
10 The Edsel 178
11 Our Continued Love Affair with Big Car 183
12 Road Safety 193
13 Lead Herring (Part Three) 202
14 The Future of Mobility 213
Conclusion 237
Acknowledgments 241
Notes 245
Bibliography 267
Index 273

https://doi.org/10.7312/obst21042-fm

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
Preface vii
Introduction 1
1 Lead Herring (Part One) 5
2 What Is “Big Car”? 8
3 How Big Car Took Over the World (Part One) 28
4 How Big Car Took Over the World (Part Two) 50
5 The Road 63
6 Car Dreams 81
7 Lead Herring (Part Two) 104
8 The Corvair 113
9 Car Nightmares 119
10 The Edsel 178
11 Our Continued Love Affair with Big Car 183
12 Road Safety 193
13 Lead Herring (Part Three) 202
14 The Future of Mobility 213
Conclusion 237
Acknowledgments 241
Notes 245
Bibliography 267
Index 273

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