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Wheel man : Robert M. Keating, pioneer of bicycles, motorcycles and automobiles
- Title
- Wheel man : Robert M. Keating, pioneer of bicycles, motorcycles and automobiles / R.K. Keating.
- Author
- Keating, R. K., 1951-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2014]
- ©2014
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Details
- Description
- x, 392 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "Robert M. Keating at 32 was producing one of the most innovative bicycle lines in the world in a state-of-the-art factory. He developed and marketed a ground-breaking motorcycle before either Indian or Harley-Davidson, and later successfully sued both companies for patent infringement. His company also manufactured automobiles beginning in 1898"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-384) and index.
- Contents
- Wild Irish Roots -- The Making of an Engineer -- Keating Plays Ball -- A First for the Whip City -- Marciene Whitcomb and the Keating Bicycle Factory -- There's a New Wheel in Town -- "See That Curve?" -- Charles Dexter Rood -- Keating Joins the Show -- From a Fad to a Boom -- Notions of a Horseless Age -- Ends and Beginnings -- A Factory like No Other -- "365 Days Ahead of Them All" -- Best-Laid Plans -- The Saddle King -- The Governor -- Tactics and Flanking Maneuvers -- Changes in the Wind -- Keeping Pace -- The Royal Blue Express -- Matters of Trust -- A Trust That Matters -- Apple Green, Trimmed in Black -- Keating Spins His Wheels -- Garford Makes Demands -- Going for the Jugular -- The Receiver -- Exit Strategy -- Milestones and Millstones -- From Schemes to Dreams -- Claims and Counter Claims -- The Motorcycle City -- Forward and Reverse -- Second Chances -- The Light Fades -- The Curtain Comes Down in Middletown -- Dark Days -- Reboot -- Taking on the Big Boys -- The Bottom of the Ninth -- Requiem.
- Call Number
- JFF 16-1693
- ISBN
- 9780786479702
- 0786479701
- 1476616442
- 9781476616445
- LCCN
- 2014031492
- OCLC
- 877370982
- Author
- Keating, R. K., 1951-
- Title
- Wheel man : Robert M. Keating, pioneer of bicycles, motorcycles and automobiles / R.K. Keating.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2014]
- Copyright Date
- ©2014
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-384) and index.
- Local Note
- BIOGRAPHY.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 16-1693