Billy Durant Creator of General Motors

Billy Durant Creator of General Motors by Lawrence R Gustin. Published by William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, Grand Rapids, MI, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardbound w/Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). 285 Pgs. Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped DJ. ISBN 0802834353. LCCN 73-2291. The author tells Billy Durant's fascinating story from interviews with Mrs. Durant, two of her husband's personal secretaries, and others who had know and worked with the man who created General Motors. He also gained information Mrs. Durant provided including previously unpublished materials in the form of autobiographical notes, letters, and documents from Billy Durant's personal papers. Durant's career began in 1886 with the formation of the Flint Road Cart Company, a business begun on a shoestring and built by Durant into the country's larges carriage company by the end of the century. Then he turned to automobiles, rescuing Buick from almost certain failure and founding General Motors in 1908. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Description text copyright 2006 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 10994.