Title Carriages without horses : J. Frank Duryea and the birth of the American automobile industry / Richard P. Scharchburg

Published Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale PA USA) : Society of Automotive Engineers, ©1993

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Description 1 electronic text (vii, 243 pages) : illustrations, digital file Series Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications Contents 1. What or Who's on First -- 2. Growing Up on an Illinois Farm, 1869-1889 -- 3. The Young Machinist, 1889-1891 -- 4. Planning the First Duryea Car, 1891-1892 -- 5. Completing the First Duryea Car, 1893-1894 -- 6. A New Car and a New Company -- 7. The Chicago Times-Herald Motorcycle Race, 1895 -- 8. Other Early Automobile Races and Contests -- 9. The Birth of the American Automobile Industry: The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, 1896-1898 -- 10. Charles Duryea and His Unusual Vehicles -- 11. The Stevens-Duryea Company, 1902-1927 -- 12. The Charles-Frank Controversy Summary Charles E. and J. Frank Duryea, two brothers from rural Illinois, were the founders of the American automobile industry. The Duryea Motor Wagon company was the first company organized in the United States for the manufacture of automobiles. The attention-getting, older brother Charles demanded - and to date has received - the principal credit for these pioneering accomplishments. A bitter family feud between the brothers, which was even carried on by their families after their deaths, further muddied the question about the individual brothers' contributions More than an account of the struggle for precedence between brothers, however, Carriages Without Horses tells the story of America's first automobile company taking shape. Scharchburg covers the design and development of the first Duryea car, culminating with its successful operation on the streets of Springfield, Massachusetts on September 21, 1893. This book also covers: the landmark Chicago Times-Herald race of 1895, won by the Duryea car built and driven by J. Frank; the subsequent progress of the Duryea Motor Wagon Company; and, after the brothers went their separate ways, J. Frank's 1901 founding of the Stevens-Duryea Company Notes Title from PDF title page (SAE Web site, 08/03/2012) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Also available in print Subject Duryea, J. Frank (James Frank), 1869-1967. Duryea, Charles E., 1861-1938. SUBJECT Duryea, Charles E., 1861-1938 fast Duryea, J. Frank (James Frank), 1869-1967 fast Subject Stevens-Duryea Company -- History SUBJECT Stevens-Duryea Company fast Subject Automobile engineers -- Biography Duryea automobile -- History Automobile industry and trade -- United States BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology. TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / History. Automobile engineers Automobile industry and trade Duryea automobile United States Genre/Form Biographies History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780768035698 0768035694

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