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Vroom vroom!

Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars by Paul Ingrassia

December 13, 2020 by Halbs 2 Comments

I’m sure the subtitle has you curious, so here are some clues about the fifteen vehicles explored in this great book. Yes, there are only thirteen items listed below, but that’s because a few chapters overlap and include more than one exact make or model of vehicle. The Big Bang Bolsheviks, Nazis, and High-Performance Racers Fins Hitler to Hippies Explosions Iacocca DeLorean, but not that DeLorean Globalisation and Quality Iacocca II Yuppies Iacocca III Red(neck) Dawn Full Gosling Now to the review. The only downside […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: American History, cars, Paul Ingrassia, Pop Culture

Halbs's CBR12 Review No:36 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: American History, cars, Paul Ingrassia, Pop Culture ·
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