Table of Contents
An American odyssey -- In the beginning: 1893-1902 -- Up and running: 1903-1919 -- Anything goes: 1920-1929 -- Survival of the fittest: 1930-1941 -- Detroit goes to war: 1942-1945 -- The postwar "seller's market": 1946-1948 -- A new era begins: 1948 -- The "buyer's market" returns: 1950-1952 -- The designer is king: 1953-1959 -- Detroit thinks small: 1960-1963 -- The muscle car era: 1964-1971 -- The government steps in: 1972-1979 -- Cutbacks and confusion: 1980-1990 -- Unpredicted desires: 1991-2000.