At the Creation Myth, Reality, and the Origin of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle, 1901-1909

Name: At the Creation Myth, Reality, and the Origin of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle, 1901-1909
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ISBN: 9780870203510

ISBN-10: 0870203517

ISBN-13: 9780870203510

Edition: 2003

Authors: Herbert Wagner, John E. Harley

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Backed by a decade of research, At the Creation documents for the first time the early and critical years of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle in its birthplace of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Herbert Wagner brings to life the human side of Harley-Davidson’s quest to motorize the bicycle and then promote it as a powerful, fast, reliable, and thrilling means of personal transportation. This book examines the origins of two-wheeled transportation at a time when combining the gasoline engine with the bicycle was the province of dreamers and con men. This is the definitive account of the beginnings of the only American motorcycle brand to ultimately succeed and survive. Distributed for the Wisconsin…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
Publication date: 8/6/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 258
Size: 7.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Preface: A Woodshed History of Harley-Davidson



Unsolved Mysteries of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle



The Pennington Motor Cycle, French Technology, and William Harley's 1901 Drawing



Harley-Davidson Origin Accounts: A Study in Confusion



A Rosetta Stone for Harley-Davidson - 1903-1904



Harley-Davidson's First Race, First Dealer, and First Customer - 1904



Production Begins - 1905



Woodshed Days - 1906



The Chestnut Street Factory - 1907



Making Haste Slowly - 1908



Rising Fame and Fortune - 1908



Built on Honor - 1909



Conclusion: Myth-Making - 1908 and Later


Notes


Appendix


Index