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The Last Western Flyer: The Western Auto Century

dc.contributor.authorMarchman, James F. IIIen
dc.contributor.departmentAerospace and Ocean Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-29T18:46:01Zen
dc.date.available2011-07-29T18:46:01Zen
dc.date.issued2004en
dc.description.abstractA treasure trove of pictures and history, The Last Western Flyer chronicles one of the most successful small town franchise operations in 20th Century America, Western Auto. It grew from humble beginnings as a penny mailer sent from the kitchen of a Kansas City home to over 5,000 retail outlets under its Circle Arrow signs. Western Auto brought everything from tires, spark plugs, socks, vitamin pills, fishing lures, radios and more, including its famous Western Flyer bikes to America’s major cities and small towns.en
dc.identifier.citationMarchman, Jim. The Last Western Flyer: The Western Auto Century. 2004en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/9225en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectFranchises (Retail trade) -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryen
dc.subjectBicycles -- Purchasing -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryen
dc.titleThe Last Western Flyer: The Western Auto Centuryen
dc.typeBooken

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