In the Shadow of Detroit: Gordon M. McGregor, Ford of Canada, and Motoropolis

by David Roberts

An automotive history title that fills a gap in common understanding of the early automobile industry in the Windsor-Detroit international region.

Part biography and part corporate history, In the Shadow of Detroit investigates the life and career of Gordon M. McGregor, who founded and led Ford of Canada during the first two decades of the twentieth century. With no automotive background, minimal technical expertise, and only a few...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814332846
• ISBN13: 9780814332849
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"