Author Kimes, Beverly Rae.

Title The star and the laurel : the centennial history of Daimler, Mercedes, and Benz, 1886-1986 / by Beverly Rae Kimes ; produced by Harris Lewine.

Imprint Montvale, N.J. : Mercedes-Benz of North America, 1986.
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 Folio  HD9710.G44 D38 1986  AVAILABLE
Description 368 pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
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Note Includes index.
Contents The dreamers are doers, 1851-1886 -- The spreading of the gospel, 1887-1907 -- The era of Mercedes, 1900-1907 -- Win on Sunday, sell on Monday, 1908-1914 -- The star and the laurel, 1914-1926 -- Time remembered : The art of Daimler, Mercedes and Benz, 1886-1986 -- Intermezzo and superchargers, 1927-1931 -- Great cars, dark clouds, 1932-1939 -- Ruin, rebirth and renaissance, 1940-1954 -- The basis for success, 1954-1985 -- Quality in an egalitarian age, 1955-1985.
Note Also issued online.
Summary A history of Mercedes-Benz from 1886 - 1986.
Subject(s) Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft -- History.
Automobile industry and trade -- Germany (West) -- History.
Mercedes-Benz of North America -- History.
Automobile industry and trade -- North America -- History.
Corporations -- History.
Alternate Author Lewine, Harris.
Mercedes-Benz of North America.