Setting the Pace: Oldsmobile's First 100 Years

By Helen Jones Earley and Helen Jones Earley - James R. Walkinshaw

Book Overview

A detailed history of the first 100 years of the Oldsmobile company. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785319581
• ISBN13: 9780785319580
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Pubns Intl Ltd
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 4.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 1.5" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

People; Not Just Cars

This is not just a book about cars. It's about people, corporate culture, and a company town. Helen Earley was an Oldsmobile employee for many years. Yes, she discusses the cars and the ups and downs of Oldsmobile. However, the reader also gets background on what it was like to work and live in Lansing, MI, the home of Oldsmobile. Thus, readers see the interweaving of corporate cuture and community that make up a company town. Because of that, this is not just a book for Oldsmobile fans. It is also a very interesting piece of business and social history.

Excellent Oldsmobile information source

Excellent information about Oldsmobile's cars and people.