Hell on wheels
Subtitle: the promise and peril of America's car culture, 1900-1940
By: David Blanke.
Series: CultureAmerica
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2007
Place of publication: [Lawrence, Kan.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780700615155
Subjects: Automobiles -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Traffic accident victims -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The car and American life, 1900-1940; title: Auto use and auto accidents, 1900-1940; title: The dysfunctional love affair; title: Avoidable accidents and the challenge of automotive citizenship; title: Perfection and perfectibility in auto safety reform; title: The mirrored glasses : enforcement and the inevitable auto accident.