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

Saturday, November 21, 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 313.833.4048 or friends@detroitpubliclibrary.org Participating Authors * indicates speaker Dimitry Anastakis Car Nation: An Illustrated History of Canada's Transformation Behind the Wheels danastakis@trentu.ca Andrew Beckman The Studebaker Museum abeckman@studebakermuseum.org Lindsay Brooke Ford Model T: The Car That Put the World on Wheels Abrooke@SAE.org *John Clor The Mustang Dynasty jclor@carsincontext.com Gene Dickirson GDT Speedster and The Sheldon Road Project gdickiron@yahoo.com Patrick Foster Kaiser-Frazer history; Studebaker: the Complete History; and books on American Motors and Jeep oldemilfordpress@msn.com Michael Furman Curves of Steel info@michaelfurman.com George Green Flying Cars, Amphibious Vehicles and Dual Mode Transports; Special-Use Vehicles (no e-mail) James Harbor Factory Man bgaston0671@wowway.com *John Heitmann The Automobile and American Life john.heitmann@notes.udayton.edu Charles Hyde Storied Independent Automakers, Chrysler History, Dodge Brothers History c.k.hyde@wayne.edu Tom Johnson History of the American Automobile Info@historyoftheamericanautomobile.com Margery Krevsky Sirens of Chrome, The Enduring Allure of Auto Show Models mkrevsky@productions-plus.com David Lewis Public Image of Henry Ford and other Ford books lewisd1@umich.edu Walt McCall The Evolution Of Aerial Fire Apparatus: An Illustrated History, Encyclopedia of American Fire Engine Manufacturers and The Cadillac Series Seventy-Five Limousine. Wmccall@sympaticao.ca Thomas McPherson The Henney Motor Company tam.svp@hotmail.com Carlton O. Pate III Pate's Early Ford Automobile Encylopedia anpcop@aol.com Tracy Powell Harley Earle and GM Styling, and Cadillac at 100 Tracy@powellhouse.pub.com David Rockwell We Were the Ramchargers: Inside Drag Racing’s Legendary Team d.rockwell@comcast.net Rex Roy Motor City Dream Garages Regiscomm@Comcast.net Jonathan Stein The Art and Colour of General Motors jonathanastein@aol.com John Waples (Rolls Royce Silver) Shadow Owner's Companion jwaples@sherbornemews.com *Anthony Yanik History of Maxwell Motor Company anthonyyanik@yahoo.com