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Automobiles and the History of American Power

92nd Street Y

History professor and author Victor McFarland leads a fascinating dive into the history of the automobile and how it has factored into America’s story on the world stage. He explores the power that came with global market dominance in the first half of the 20th century when Ford and GM couldn’t build cars fast enough—or big enough. He takes us behind the blow of the 1970s oil crisis that resulted in a consumer pivot to more energy-efficient...