Charles Clifton of Pierce-Arrow

A Sure Hand and a Fine Automobile

Roger J. Sherman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2019
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7584-8 (ISBN)

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As head of Pierce-Arrow in its formative years, Colonel Charles Clifton played a significant role in the development of a venerated automobile manufacturer. This biography covers Charles Clifton's role in the earliest conflicts and achievements of the American automobile industry and the growth of the Pierce-Arrow company.

As head of Pierce-Arrow in its formative years, Colonel Charles Clifton played a significant role in the development of a venerated automobile manufacturer. Roundly respected in his time, Clifton was a force in automobile trade associations for nearly a quarter century but slipped into undeserved obscurity after his death in 1928.

This biography covers Charles Clifton's role in the earliest conflicts and achievements of the American automobile industry and the growth of the Pierce-Arrow company, using industry publications and periodicals of the time as well as recollections of his associates and contemporaries. It details his wider importance in shaping the industry itself, especially his role in the controversies surrounding the Selden patent and the patent cross-licensing agreement between auto manufacturers. The impact of World War I on the industry and Clifton's activities responding to the vast operational changes the war brought about conclude the book.

Roger J. Sherman, editor of The Arrow, the quarterly magazine of the Pierce-Arrow Society, is also a member of the Antique Automobile Club of America and the Society of Automotive Historians. He lives in Denver, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction: Spokesman for the Industry Itself

1. A Leading Family (1853–1899)

2. Our Little Wagon (1900–1904)

3. American Cars (1905–1907)

4. Showdown Over Selden (1907–1911)

5. Conflict and Character (1912–1913)

6. Excellence in Every Desirable Particular (1914)

7. Unexpected Bonanza (1915–1916)

8. War Work (1917–1918)

9. Esprit de Corps (Early 1919)

10. Finding a Peace Basis (Late 1919)

11. Toward Quantity and Profit (1920)

12. A Most Difficult Year (1921)

13. Searching Out Safety (1922–1923)

14. New Horizons (1924–1927)

15. Passing (1928)

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Index

Erscheinungsdatum	29.03.2019
Zusatzinfo	95 photos, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	503 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
ISBN-10	1-4766-7584-8 / 1476675848
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7584-8 / 9781476675848
Zustand	Neuware