Roy D. Chapin : the man behind the Hudson Motor Car Company / J.C. Long ; with an introduction by Charles K. Hyde ; foreword by William Ruxton Chapin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Long, J. C. (John Cuthbert), 1892-

Contributor:

Hyde, Charles K., 1945-

Series:

Great Lakes books.

Great Lakes books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobile engineers--United States--Biography.

Automobile engineers.

Industrialists--United States--Biography.

Industrialists.

Hudson Motor Car Company--History.

Hudson Motor Car Company.

Chapin, Roy D. (Roy Dikeman), 1880-1936.

Chapin, Roy D.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Man behind the Hudson Motor Car Company

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Now back in print, this is the only biography devoted to the life and career of Roy D. Chapin-one of the foremost figures in the history of Detroit's independent automotive industry. "John Cuthbert Long's Roy D. Chapin is a thorough and detailed biography of a remarkable, but little-known Detroit automobile industry pioneer. Historians should include Roy Dikeman Chapin (February 23, 1880-February 16, 1936) in any listing of significant American auto industry pioneers, along with the Duryea brothers, Ransom E. Olds, Henry Leland, Henry Ford, William C. Durant, and the Dodge brothers. Outside the cloister of automotive historians, Roy Chapin is an unknown. This is in part because no company or car bore his name. Unlike many contemporary auto pioneers, Roy Chapin was a modest man who did not promote himself. Even Long's superb biography of Chapin is not well-known because it was privately printed in 1945 with a small press run. In reprinting this volume, Wayne State University Press is making an important contribution to automotive history." -From the introduction by Charles K. Hyde, Department of History, Wayne State University

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""List of Illustrations ""; ""Foreword ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Preface to the 1945 Edition ""; ""I. BLAZING THE TRAILS OF TOMORROW ""; ""II. A GRASS-ROOTS BOYHOOD ""; ""III. UNIVERSITY DAYS ""; ""IV. DETROIT-TO-NEW YORK PIONEER TOUR ""

""V. REVOLT AT OLDSMOBILE """"VI. LAUNCHING HIS FIRST COMPANY""; ""VII. OUT OF DEBT AND ON THEIR WAY""; ""VIII. CHALMERS-DETROIT, AND BEGINNINGS OF HUDSON ""; ""IX. FORECASTING FUTURE TRENDS ""; ""X. ON THEIR OWN AT LAST""; ""XI. A MILLIONAIRE AT THIRTY ""; ""XII. WEDNESDAY IN GEORGIA ""; ""XIII. HUDSON'S GROWING PAINS ""

""XIV WITH PERSHING ON THE BORDER """"XV. PIONEER IN MOTOR TRANSPORT ""; ""XVI. RUNNING AMERICA'S ROAD TRAFFIC ""; ""XVII. WARTIME WASHINGTON ""; ""XVIII. BIRTH OF THE ESSEX""; ""XIX. AMERICA WELCOMES THE CLOSED CAR""; ""XX. FINANCIAL CLIMAX ""; ""XXI. NEW HOMES FOR OLD""; ""XXII. LEADER OF THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY ""; ""XXIII. END OF AN ERA ""

""XXIV. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE """"XXV. AGAIN AT THE HUDSON WHEEL ""; ""XXVI. BUILDING FOR TOMORROW ""; ""Index""

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780814336045

0814336043

OCLC:

849944713