{"product_id":"billy-durant-creator-of-general-motors-paperback","title":"Billy Durant: Creator of General Motors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence R. Gustin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the first edition: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating book [and] a sympathetic look at the man who glued General Motors together and in the process made Flint one of the great industrial centers of America.\"\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is refreshing to report that \u003ci\u003eBilly Durant\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the best researched books dealing with an automotive giant.\"\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eAntique Automobile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBilly Durant\u003c\/i\u003e fills in a masterly way the only important void remaining concerning the work of the motorcar pioneers.\"\u003cbr\u003e---Richard Crabb, author of \u003ci\u003eBirth of a Giant: The Men and Incidents That Gave America the Motorcar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat explains Billy Durant's powerful influence on the auto industry during its early days? And why, given Durant's impact, has he been nearly forgotten for decades?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn search of answers to these questions, Lawrence Gustin interviewed Durant's widow, who provided a wealth of previously unpublished autobiographical notes, letters, and personal papers. Gustin also interviewed two of Durant's personal secretaries and others who had known and worked with the man who created General Motors. The result is the amazing account of the mastermind behind what would become, as the twentieth century progressed, the world's largest company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.98 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756089573664,"sku":"9780472033027","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cf9bd17c7b93388e93490fff3cb85a7e.webp?v=1780073836","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/billy-durant-creator-of-general-motors-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}