Archive for Anthony Young
The Vision of William P. Lear
Anthony Young is a freelance writer based in Florida. He would like to thank the Lear Archives for their assistance with this article. There are many names of individuals that are synonymous with the industries they founded or helped to expand. They include Harvey Firestone with tires, Henry Ford with automobiles, James B. Lansing with [...]
1Feb2005 | Anthony Young | 2 comments | ContinuedThe Lansing Sound
James B. Lansing is one of the most recognized names in the world of professional and consumer audio products today. However, the first company bearing that name nearly passed into oblivion, narrowly avoiding bankruptcy as a corporate casualty of America’s protracted Great Depression. Lansing’s ability to surround himself with skilled engineers, his vision, persistence, and [...]
27Jan2003 | Anthony Young | 2 comments | ContinuedAmerica’s Forgotten Entrepreneur
Anthony Young is a freelance writer based in Florida. Among the ranks of American entrepreneurs in the first half of the twentieth century, the name Powel Crosley is virtually unknown. Nevertheless, Crosley’s inventiveness and persistence made him one of the most recognized individuals of the period and his products known to millions. His impact is [...]
1Oct2001 | Anthony Young | 2 comments | ContinuedAcross the Sea of Commerce
Anthony Young is a freelance writer based in Miami. The Industrial Revolution, which brought about the age of steam, transformed ocean travel and shipping in the nineteenth century. It resulted in a paradigm shift in the size of ships and the speed with which they could cross the oceans. With this shift from sail to [...]
1Jan2000 | Anthony Young | 0 comments | ContinuedMarkets in Time: The Rise, Fall, and Revival of Swiss Watchmaking
Anthony Young is a freelance writer based in Miami who has written previously for The Freeman. For more than 300 years, watchmaking has been Switzerland’s most identifiable industry. The country’s geography and political non-involvement have permitted Swiss watchmakers to survive revolutions, wars, and depressions. Yet there was something the industry almost did not survive: technological [...]
1Jan1999 | Anthony Young | 2 comments | ContinuedThe Little Railroad That Could
Mr. Young is a regular contributor to Automobile Quarterly. Woven into the rich fabric of American history and folklore are some of the most famous railroads still operating today. You needn’t be a railroad buff to recognize them: the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe (established 1895), the Grand Trunk Western (1852), and the Union Pacific [...]
1May1992 | Anthony Young | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Little Railroad That Could
Mr. Young is a regular contributor to Automobile Quarterly. Woven into the rich fabric of American history and folklore are some of the most famous railroads still operating today. You needn’t be a railroad buff to recognize them: the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe (established 1895), the Grand Trunk Western (1852), and the Union Pacific [...]
1Dec1990 | Anthony Young | 0 comments | ContinuedAir BagsMore Government Hot Air?
Mr. Young, a regular contributor to Automobile Quarterly, has written extensively on the automotive industry. The automobile today is as much a product of government regulation as of corporate design and innovation. For decades automobile manufacturers designed and built cars without government intrusion. That ended in the 1960s. The automobile suddenly became the focus of [...]
1Sep1990 | Anthony Young | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Rise and Fall of the Edsel
Mr. Young, a regular contributor to Automobile Quarterly, has written extensively on automotive history. Mention “Edsel” to anyone over the age of 30 and you will hear pretty much the same response. While the answers may vary somewhat, practically everyone knows it was a car introduced in the 1950s that failed miserably. Many people will [...]
1Sep1989 | Anthony Young | 1 comment | Continued-
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