""The Firestone Story: A History Of The Firestone Tire And Rubber Company"" is a comprehensive account of the rise and fall of one of America's most iconic companies. Author Alfred Lief traces the history of Firestone from its humble beginnings as a small rubber company in Akron, Ohio, to its position as a global leader in tire manufacturing and beyond. Lief explores the company's early struggles, its pioneering innovations in tire design and manufacturing, and its rapid expansion into new markets and industries. He also ...
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""The Firestone Story: A History Of The Firestone Tire And Rubber Company"" is a comprehensive account of the rise and fall of one of America's most iconic companies. Author Alfred Lief traces the history of Firestone from its humble beginnings as a small rubber company in Akron, Ohio, to its position as a global leader in tire manufacturing and beyond. Lief explores the company's early struggles, its pioneering innovations in tire design and manufacturing, and its rapid expansion into new markets and industries. He also delves into the personal lives of the Firestone family and their impact on the company's culture and business practices. Along the way, Lief examines the many challenges that Firestone faced, including labor disputes, government regulation, and fierce competition from other tire manufacturers. Ultimately, ""The Firestone Story"" is a fascinating and engaging look at one of America's most storied companies and the people who made it great.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Add this copy of The Firestone Story a History of the Firestone Tire & to cart. $4.75, very good condition, Sold by David's Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from ypsilanti, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1951 by Whittlesey House.
Add this copy of The Firestone Story: a Histoy of the Firestone Tire & to cart. $6.03, good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1951 by Whittlesey House.
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Good. Dust jacket shows shelf ear with small tear. Edges shows shelf wear and minor foxing. Pages are clean and intact. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
Add this copy of The Firestone Story: a History of the Firestone Tire & to cart. $7.00, good condition, Sold by Browse Awhile Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tipp City, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1951 by Whittlesey House.
Add this copy of The Firestone Story to cart. $7.00, fair condition, Sold by Pepper's Old Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hanson, KY, UNITED STATES, published 1951 by McGraw-Hill Book Co.
Add this copy of The Firestone Story: a History of the Firestone Tire & to cart. $10.00, good condition, Sold by Crabtree's Collection rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sebago, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1951 by Whittlesey.
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Photos. G ex-library. In 1900 Harvey Firestone left Chicago for the rubber center of Akron, Ohio, with his wife & infant son in a January snowstorm. By foot they went from the depot to the Windsor Hotel & Akron was home. First the bicycle vogue swept the country, then came a demand for solid rubber tires for carriages. Solid tight copy, usual library markings.
Add this copy of The Firestone Story: a History of the Firestone Tire to cart. $10.00, good condition, Sold by Princeton Antiques Bookservice rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Atlantic City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1951 by WHITTLESEY HOUSE, MCGRAW-HILL.
Add this copy of The Firestone Story: a History of the Firestone Tire & to cart. $12.00, like new condition, Sold by Market Square rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Kinsman, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1951 by Whittlesey House.
Add this copy of The Firestone Story: a History of the Firestone Tire & to cart. $14.00, fair condition, Sold by Kubik Fine Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dayton, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1951 by Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill).
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Fair. 437p. A dark blue cloth hardcover book in POOR CONDITION. Edges lightly worn and bottom edge dampstained. Endpapers are tanned. LACKS THE FRONTISPIECE AND ALL PLATES. Faint musty smell inside. Text is unmarked and binding is tight. OFFERED AS-IS.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Dark blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Text block edges very slightly tanned, otherwise about as issued. Color illus. dust jacket shows minor rubbing along edges and two small chips along top rear edge, now in mylar. [vi], 437 pp., illus. 1st ptg. A lovely collector-grade copy.
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A History of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. NY, &c: Whittlesey House, [1951]. 437p. Color frontispiece portrait, halftone plates. 24x16cm, blue morocco, gilt lettering & lines. Daniells, Studies in Enterprise 350. Short tear in spine tip, else fine.
