Contrary to popular belief, the automobile is not a twentieth-century invention. A steam-powered version of this vehicle was in use in Great Britain as early as the 1830s, and both steam- and petroleum-powered automobiles were operating in France and Germany by 1880. This volume traces the world political and economic forces that brought about the suppression of the first steam-powered carriage and the ultimate triumph of the gas-fueled automobile, which has played a crucial role in shaping the modern capitalist economy.
| ISBN: | 9780313261442 |
| Publication date: | 7th July 1988 |
| Author: | David Beasley |
| Publisher: | Praeger Publishers Inc an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Transport industries |