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The motorcycle industry in New York State : a concise encyclopedia of inventors, builders, and manufacturers / Geoffrey N. Stein and Brad L. Utter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stein, Geoffrey N., author.
- Utter, Brad L., author.
- Series:
- Excelsior editions.
- Excelsior Editions Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business--History.
- Business.
- United States.
- Middle Atlantic States.
- Local Subjects:
- United States.
- Middle Atlantic States.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (264 pages)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- The Motorcycle Industry in New York State is the first book to focus on the over 120-year history of motorcycle construction in the Empire State. Beginning with experimental motorized bicycles in the 1890s, New York's motorcycle industry experienced its golden years for innovation and production in the 1900s and 1910s. From that promising start, the state's motorcycle industry declined, when the public adopted automobiles for everyday transportation. However, since the late twentieth century, the rise of custom, one-of-a-kind motorcycles has brought a new focus toward the industry. Also, a new effort to reach mass production comes in the form of e-motorcycles and e-bicycles that are being designed in New York. The first edition, published in 2001, was the product of nine years of research by New York State Museum (NYSM) curator Geoffrey N. Stein. This second edition has been revised and updated by NYSM Senior Historian and Curator Brad L. Utter. For anyone who loves motorcycles or for those enthusiasts/collectors that wish to know more about these unique makers and the bikes that they created, The Motorcycle Industry in New York State is the ideal companion.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword to the Second Edition
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Acknowledgments
- Acknowledgments to the First Edition
- Acknowledgments to the Second Edition
- New York's Role in the American Motorcycle Industry: An Introduction to This Encyclopedia
- Resources and Documentation
- Resources for the First Edition
- Resources for the Second Edition
- Organization of This Encyclopedia
- Inventors, Builders, and Manufacturers
- Maker Unknown
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781438493046
- 1438493045
- OCLC:
- 1376933483
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