Description
In this engaging book, Lucsko vividly articulates the culture of yard owners and users. The resulting book is a major work in discard studies and a valuable contribution to our understanding of automobiles as objects with histories informing their present and future value. -- Carl A. Zimring, Pratt Institute, author of Cash for Your Trash: Scrap Recycling in America David Lucsko addresses a topic that is utterly fresh and does so with insight, grace, and authority. In the literature of technology and culture, automobility is a leading narrative. With Junkyards, Gearheads, and Rust, Lucsko spotlights the corresponding importance of what Tom McCarthy calls 'the automotive afterlife.' -- Robert C. Post, author of High Performance: The Culture and Technology of Drag Racing, 1950-2000
About the Author
David N. Lucsko is an associate professor of history at Auburn University. He is the author of The Business of Speed: The Hot Rod Industry in America, 1915-1990.
Reviews
[Lucsko] covers a lot of new and interesting ground in describing America's car culture, both its history and its technology. Washington Times
Book Information
ISBN 9781421419428
Author David N. Lucsko
Format Hardback
Page Count 280
Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Weight(grams) 522g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 24mm