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Sixth Annual Automotive Authors Day Sponsored by The Friends of the National Automotive History Collection

Saturday, November 19, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Detroit Public Library Rose and Robert Skillman Branch 121 Gratiot Avenue (In downtown Detroit behind the Compuware Headquarters) Historians and motor heads of all ages are invited to attend Detroit's largest gathering of automotive history writers. Over twenty authors who write about the world of cars and their societal impact will assemble in the Skillman Library, home to the National Automotive HIstory Collection, to share with the public their passion for all things automotive. Books will be available for purchase. This event is free and open to the public; street parking and area lots are recommended. For a complete listing of participating authors, please visit the NAHC website at www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/nahc. Other inquiries may be directed to the Friends Office at 313.481.1357 or friends@detroitpubliclibrary.org Participating Authors * indicates speaker Dmitri Anastakis Car Nation: An Illustrated History of Canada’s Transformation Jerry Burton 100 Years of Chevrolet Joseph Cabadas ‘40 Ford: Evolution-Design-Racing-Hot Rodding Mark Cantey Driving Style: GM Design’s First Century Thomas Crumm What Is Good for General Motors? Solving America’s Industrial Conundrum Mike Davis Detroit Area Test Tracks and other works Henry Dominiguez The Ford Dealership, Volume II: 1908-1970  Arthur Einstein “Ask the Man Who Owns One”: An Illustrated History of Packard Advertising Robert A. Fria Mustang Genesis: The Creation of the Pony Car Robert Gabrick Going the Greyhound Way: The Romance of the Road and Sterling Trucks Photo Archive Charles Hyde The Dodge Brothers and Storied Independent Automakers: Nash, Hudson, and American Motors    Charles Leehrsen Blood and Smoke: A True Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and the Birth of the Indy 500 David Lewis Public Image of Henry Ford and other Ford books Jim Luikens Standard Catalogue of Mercedes-Benz Walt McCall City Service Hook-and-Ladder Trucks, Encyclopedia of American Fire Engine Manufacturers Thomas McPherson The Henney Motor Company David Newhardt The Art of the Muscle Car and books on Camaro and GTO David Rockwell We Were the Ramchargers: Inside Drag Racing's Legendary Team Dell Schroeder Look Out America: Our U.S. Auto Industry Is Living on Borrowed Time Tony Swan Styline Customs Chuck Miller Alex Taylor III Sixty to Zero: An Inside Look at the Collapse of General Motors and the Detroit Auto Industry   Anthony Yanik History of Maxwell Motor Company