The Michelin men : driving an empire / Herbert R. Lottman.
The Michelin men : driving an empire / Herbert R. Lottman.
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Publisher
London : I.B. Tauris, c2003.
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N338.7678/ 1
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 310 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. A little red book -- 2. Prehistory -- 3. A Michelin in the family -- 4. The brothers miraculous -- 5. A tyre is born -- 6. Of bikes, cabs and motorcars -- 7. Paris-Bordeaux or bust -- 8. Bibendum -- 9. 1900 -- 10. Coming of age -- 11. Friend of the people -- 12. Exporting the Michelin way -- 13....
40. Michelin in our time -- 41. Bibendum's big business -- 42. The next turn in the road.
Publication information
Publisher
London : I.B. Tauris, c2003.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2003.
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Summary
"This is the story of how two brothers - Edouard and Andre Michelin - turned a sleepy, family tyre firm in the heart of rural France into one of the most innovative and successful industrial empires in the world. Edouard, a landscape painter at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, displayed an engineering genius for tyre-making and product innovation, whilst...
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The Michelin men : driving an empire / Herbert R. Lottman.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-306) and index.
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c2003.
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N338.7678/ 1
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74Vv5dgXEbQX
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ISBN
1860648967 :
9781860648960 (hbk.)
1860648967 (hbk.)
9781860648960
1860648967
9781860648960 :
DDC
338.7678320944
MMS ID
991017616049702626
