Colonel Albert Pope and His American Dream Machines - by Stephen B Goddard (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In the 1890s Colonel Albert A. Pope was hailed as a leading American automaker. That his name is not a household word today is the very essence of his story.

Pope's production methods as the world's largest manufacturer of bicycles led to the building of automobiles with lightweight metals, rubber tires, precision machining, interchangeable parts, and vertical integration. The founder of the Good Roads Movement, Pope entered automobile manufacturing while steam, electricity, and gasoline power were still vying for supremacy. The story of his failed dream of dominating U.S. automobile production is an engrossing view into America's industrial history.

Review Quotes

"a wonderful job...fascinating bits of history...a valuable index and thorough bibliography. An important edition"-Choice; "detailed...lots of history is revealed in an interesting and enlightening manner"-Old Cars Weekly; "[a] lively biography"-SciTech Book News.

About the Author

Stephen B. Goddard practices law and teaches history and public policy at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. The author of three books, he also writes for HistoryWire.com.