Growing up Harley-Davidson Memoirs of a Motorcycle Dynasty

Name: Growing up Harley-Davidson Memoirs of a Motorcycle Dynasty
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ISBN: 9780896585690

ISBN-10: 0896585697

ISBN-13: 9780896585690

Edition: 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Jean Davidson, Arthur Davidson

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Motorcycles have been a way of life for Jean Davidson. Her grandfather was Walter Davidson, one of the four founders and the first president of Harley-Davidson. Her father was company vice president Gordon Davidson. And Jean herself was a Harley-Davidson dealer, rubbing elbows with all the Harleys and Davidsons as well as the Hell's Angels and Outlaws, famous racers, and Evel Knievel. This is the history of Harley-Davidson motorcycles no one else knew-until now! Here is the fairy-tale story of how four boys built their first motorcycle in a shed; how a slippery-handed maid stole all the company's earnings from the coffee can that served as their "bank"; and how a hermit uncle donated his…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Publication date: 6/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Foreword: Memoirs of a Motorcycle Dynasty



Prologue: Motorcycles as a Way of Life


Davidson Clan Family Tree


Harley-Davidson Motorcycling Timeline



From Scotland to Wisconsin



Two Boys with a Dream



Out of the Basement and into the Shed



The Honey Uncle to the Rescue



That Silent Gray Fellow



Racing to Compete



A Family Affair



Turning Iron into Gold



Family Matters



Do You Know Where Your Children Are?



The Next Generation: My Dad Joins the Company



The Motorcycle That Saved Harley-Davidson



Harley-Davidson Goes to War



Grandfather Dictates the Future from His Hospital Bed



The Birth of a Boy Brings Joy--and Sadness--to Our Family



The Original Harley-Davidson Rebel



My Love Affair with Motorcycles



The Demise of Indian Motorcycles



Elvis Presley, King of the Road



Bad Reputation



Playing the Charade



A Dealership of Our Own



Evel Knievel, All-American Daredevil



The Sale and Buy-Back of Harley-Davidson


Epilogue: Growing Up Harley-Davidson


Index