num_pages: 570
description: Foster, an automotive historian, has written a lovingly detailed history of the invention and development of the Stanley Steam Car, of which nearly 11,000 were built between 1897-1927. The car was invented by twin brothers from Maine, whose biographies and other inventions, including the airbrush, are also described. The book, published in horizontal format, is oversized, at 12.25x9.25". A wealth of b&amp;w period photographs accompany the text. Appendices include lists of the Stanley automobile serial numbers, production figures, a competition record, and patent information. Distributed by M.T. Publishing, Inc. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
language: English
title: The Stanley Steamer: America's Legendary Steam Car
titlecomplete: The Stanley Steamer: America's Legendary Steam Car
ratings_count: 1
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot Award
category: English Language
publisher: Stanley Museum Inc