More than Holden our own / William James Holden
- Bib ID:
- 10007796
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Holden, William James, author
- Edition:
- First edition. Limited edition,
- Description:
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- Newport, NSW : Big Sky Publishing, 2023
- 280 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), map, portraits, facsimiles ; 26 x 26 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9781923004030 (hardback)
- Summary:
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This limited edition includes an authentic individually numbered plate with author signature on the inside cover - with only 500 printed a true and valuable collector item. With more intricate and equally fascinating details, more hitherto unknown facts and more myth busting.
More than Holden Our Own is an expanded, commemorative edition marking the 75th and 100th anniversary of the first Australian motor body for General Motors built by Holden Motor Body Builder. With more intricate and equally fascinating details, more hitherto unknown facts and more myth busting. In fact, a braver, broader exposé of the legend of the Holden car, the Holden Family, and its amazing enterprises. From very humble beginnings as a simple leather goods merchant in England, right through the courage of the dynasty’s young founder in uprooting his whole life and forsaking his family to come to this ‘new nation’ of Australia. The generations of effort to expand, diversify and adapt to unimaginable conditions – the hardships of war, the constraints of government, the financial hardship of the depression, the ever-challenging competitiveness of rivals, and what was tantamount to bullying foreign ownership, the changing requirements, and unique conditions of this land of extreme climate, rough roads, demanding technology, and the diverse culture and desires of its people. Yet Holden did it. Against the odds. Holden, the family, the name, the car, the business conglomerate, achieved unprecedented, phenomenal success and popularity, and international admiration. Holden our Own told, for the first time, the true story. It expounded some of the myths and errors that had thrived for years. More than Holden our Own ventures further onto hallowed ground and forbidden territory. It says even more.
- Notes:
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- National Library's N copy is number 204 out of a limited edition of 500.
- "100 years Anniversary First Australian Motor Body for General Motors, Built by Holden Motor Body Builders. 75 years Anniversary Holden Australia's own car"--Title page.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2062 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1992
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