Colonel Albert Pope and His American Dream Machines: The Life and Times of a Bicycle Tycoon Turned Automotive Pioneer
In the 1890s Colonel Albert A. Pope was hailed as a leading American automaker. That his name is not a household word today is the very essence of his story.\ Pope's production methods as the world's largest manufacturer of bicycles led to the building of automobiles with lightweight metals, rubber tires, precision machining, interchangeable parts, and vertical integration. The founder of the Good Roads Movement, Pope entered automobile manufacturing while steam, electricity, and gasoline...
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A little over a century ago in Hartford, Connecticut, Colonel Albert A. Pope was hailed as a leading automaker in the United States. That his name is not a household word today is the very essence of his story. Students of American business history will know of Pope, but this work also includes Pope's account of his Civil War service at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Vicksburg and explores in detail his entrepreneurial ventures. Pope s company was the world's largest manufacturer of bicycles (under the Columbia label) in the late 1800s. His production methods pointed the way for the building of automobiles through lightweight metals, rubber tires, precision machining, interchangeability of parts, and vertical integration. The founder of the Good Roads Movement, Pope entered automobile manufacturing while steam, electricity, and gasoline power were still vying for supremacy. The story of his failed dream of dominating U.S. automobile production is an engrossing view into America's industrial history. Booknews In this lively biography of the world's largest bicycle manufacturer in the late 1800s who would be king of the fledgling auto industry, Goddard (attorney; history, Trinity College, U. of Hartford) explains how his production methods and Good Roads Movement paved the way for building cars and why he was dethroned. Includes Pope's account of his Civil War service, photos of "Prince Albert" and his products, appended material on competitor Henry Ford, and a Pope Manufacturing Company Corporate genealogy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
\ BooknewsIn this lively biography of the world's largest bicycle manufacturer in the late 1800s who would be king of the fledgling auto industry, Goddard (attorney; history, Trinity College, U. of Hartford) explains how his production methods and Good Roads Movement paved the way for building cars and why he was dethroned. Includes Pope's account of his Civil War service, photos of "Prince Albert" and his products, appended material on competitor Henry Ford, and a Pope Manufacturing Company Corporate genealogy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
