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The car chronicles: a rear-view look at the great American dream machines

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The first recorded American run of a gasoline-engine automobile took place in 1893; by 1900 there were approximately 8,000 registered cars in the US, and the automobile was well on its way to becoming the country's most important 20th century artifact.

Author: Georgano, Nick
Publisher: American Association of Retired Persons
Publication Name: Modern Maturity
Subject: Personal finance
ISSN: 0026-8046
Year: 1993

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American dream boat

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A woman who fled Vietnam with her family in Jul 1979 at the age of six recounts her memories of life in Vietnam and the challenges she faced on arriving in the US. Her parents' reaction to her marriage to an American is considered.

Author: Ha, K. Oanh
Publisher: American Association of Retired Persons
Publication Name: Modern Maturity
Subject: Personal finance
ISSN: 0026-8046
Year: 2000
Personal narratives, Refugees, Vietnamese, Vietnamese refugees

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Auto-biography of a big wheel

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One of the men most closely associated with the US automobile industry describes his lifelong love of cars. The first automobile drive at the age of 16 eventually led to career of 46 years in the industry.

Author: Iacocca, Lee A.
Publisher: American Association of Retired Persons
Publication Name: Modern Maturity
Subject: Personal finance
ISSN: 0026-8046
Year: 1993
Appreciation

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Subjects list: History, Automobiles, Automobile industry
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