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Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"The People's Car is a transnational cultural history tracing the Beetle from its origins in Nazi Germany to its role in the postwar West German "economic miracle" to its popularity in midcentury Europe and the U.S., second career in Mexico and Latin America, and revival in the late 1990s"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Sometimes achieving big things requires the ability to think small. This simple concept was the driving force that propelled the Volkswagen Beetle to become an avatar of American-style freedom, a household brand, and a global icon. The VW Bug inspired the ad men of Madison Avenue, beguiled Woodstock Nation, and has recently been re-imagined for the hipster generation. And while today it is surely one of the most recognizable cars in the world, few...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Pugs from one to six drive in a VW Beetle through the countryside to join huskies pulling sleds, bulldogs driving cabs, poodles on skateboards, and more in the Pooch Parade.