Full Product Details
Author: Steve Lehto ,
Jay Leno
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Imprint: Chicago Review Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.394kg
ISBN: 9780912777733
ISBN 10: 0912777737
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 April 2018
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
Smoothly written and well researched. --Wall Street Journal A deeply researched and highly approachable new biography written by Steve Lehto (with a forward by Jay Leno), Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow, describes the mad, madcap, and often maddening efforts Preston Tucker undertook in his attempt to create real and practical change within the American automotive industry. --TheDrive.com This is not just a book for automobile buffs; there's enough insight and intrigue to appeal to a wider audience. --Chicago Review of Books Car enthusiasts of every stripe--including Jay Leno, who was inspired to provide a thoughtful introduction--will appreciate Lehto's meticulous research, which re-creates a lost era and cogently and accurately presents the full dramatic story of one of the auto industry's seminal innovators. --Booklist
""Car enthusiasts of every stripeincluding Jay Leno, who was inspired to provide a thoughtful introductionwill appreciate Lehto's meticulous research, which re-creates a lost era and cogently and accurately presents the full dramatic story of one of the auto industry's seminal innovators."" Booklist ""This is not just a book for automobile buffs; there's enough insight and intrigue to appeal to a wider audience."" Chicago Review of Books ""A deeply researched and highly approachable new biography written by Steve Lehto (with a forward by Jay Leno), Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow , describes the mad, madcap, and often maddening efforts Preston Tucker undertook in his attempt to create real and practical change within the American automotive industry."" TheDrive.com ""Smoothly written and well researched."" Wall Street Journal
Author Information
Steve Lehto is the author of Chrysler's Turbine Car, Death's Door, Drawn to Injustice, and The Great American Jet Pack, among others. His articles have been published by Road & Track, Michigan History, and other publications. Jay Leno was the long-time host of the Tonight Show. His extensive collection of classic cars is world famous.
