Anthony J. Yanik is a widely published automotive historian and the former editor of Wheels: The Journal of the National Automotive History Collection. He is also the author of The E-M-F Company: The Story of Automotive Pioneers Barney Everitt, William Metzger, and Walter Flanders and editor of The Birth of Chrysler Corporation and Its Engineering Legacy.
Author Yanik has given us a thoroughly researched work with good
balance between business history, product development and
motorsports which Maxwell exploited to good advantage during its
early years. Those who wish to have a good understanding of the
development of the American automobile industry need to own this
book."-- "Society of Automotive Historians"
In these turbulent days when the Chrysler Corporation is frequently
in the news, experiencing one of the largest bankruptcies in
American business, it is fascinating to return to the early days of
the creation of the first Chrysler automobile. Yanik employs notes
from meetings, and relates the history in a straightforward manner
that reads amazing clear, considering all that occurred in the
early automobile business.-- "Choice"
Maxwell Motor and the Making of the Chrysler Corporation provides a
convenient introduction into this important, but now mostly
forgotten, save for a handful of collectors and restorers,
marque."-- "Maxwell Messenger"
The author does an admirable job chronicling the musical seats of
the burgeoning auto industry. Maxwell Motor is a more valuable
addition to the history of the U.S. Automobile industry."--
"Foreword Magazine"
Yanik invites is into the competitive and risk-filled world of the
nascent automotive industry through the story of Maxwell Motor, the
company that would become the Chrysler Corporation. What is most
delightful about this book in Yanik's skillful unpacking of the
creative destruction of the early automotive enterprise and is
passion for early automotive engineering; contingency marking every
step."-- "Michigan Historical Review"
Yanik tells a good story, one that blends technological change and
Maxwell's always-shifting financial situation. He shows that the
firm was extraordinarily lucky in its leaders, who were equally
adept at mechanics and manipulation. Written from a variety of
primary and secondary sources, this first biography of the company
sevres it well."-- "Technology and Culture"
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