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How did Billy Durant come to exercise so broad an influence in the emerging auto industry? And why has he been virtually forgotten for decades?In search of answers to these questions, Lawrence Gustin turned to Durant's widow, who provided a wealth of previously unpublished material in the form of autobiographical notes, letters, and Durant's personal papers. In addition, Gustin interviewed Durant's widow, two of his personal secretaries, and others who had known and worked with the man who created General Motors.

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<p> It is refreshing to report that Billy Durant is one of the best researched books dealing with an automotive giant. <br>--- Antique Automobile

Billy Durant fills in a masterly way the only important void remaining concerning the work of the motorcar pioneers. <br>---Richard Crabb, author of Birth of a Giant: The Men and Incidents That Gave America the Motorcar

It is refreshing to report that Billy Durant is one of the best researched books dealing with an automotive giant. --- Antique Automobile

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Lawrence Gustin was a writer/editor for 23 years at The Flint (Mich.) Journal. In 1973 he wrote Billy Durant, which won the McKean Memorial Cup for historical research from the Antique Automobile Club of America. He produced The Flint Journal Centennial Picture History of Flint in three editions starting in 1976 and co-authored the award-winning The Buick: A Complete History in 1980. In 2006, he authored another award-winning book, the first biography of the founder of the Buick automobile, David Buick's Marvelous Motor Car. He and his wife Rose Mary live in Michigan's Oakland County and have two sons and five grandchildren.

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