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2003 (accesssed October 6, 2012). These statistics list the miles traveled, vehicles registered, and auto-related fatalities from 1900 to 2001. This helped us compare trends. Blanke, David. The Internal Combustion Engine. National History Education Clearinghouse. http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?1160156. 1909. (accessed October 6, 2012). This source showed a schematic drawing of an internal combustion engine in 1909. This helped us understand the beginnings of the invention of the automobile. Henry Ford On His Plans and his Philosophy. The Literary Digest for January 7, 1928. (accessed September 29, 2012). This is an interview of Henry Ford regarding his belief about mistakes. He believes every person is here to get experience, and experience involves mistakes. This helped us with the Henry Ford section of our website. Taking the Wheel: Manufacturers Catalogs from the Frist Decade of American Automobiles. New York Public Library. (accessed October 6, 2012). At this site, one may see several hundred reproductions of the automobile from 1907. This allowed us to see the transformation of the automobile over the last decade. Secondary Sources: Collier, James Lincoln. Great Inventions: The Automobile. New York, New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2002. This article discussed the history of cars, from the earliest models developed in Europe to the current global states of automobile design. It also included the positive and negative effects of the automobile on society and the environment. Conley, Robyn. Inventions that Shaped the World: The Automobile. Danbury, Connecticut: Franklin Watts. 2005.

This book described the history of the automobile and included information on the important men who were pivotal in its invention, including Nikolaus Ott, Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler, and Henry Ford. Heitmann, John Alfred. The automobile and American life. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2009. This was the story of how the essence of life in America changed because of the widespread adoption of the automobile, the people and institutions behind those changes, and how American car culture had been represented. Impact of cars on the environment. RAC. Rac.com.au/About-Us/Community? environment/Impact-of-cars-on-the-environment (accessed September 25, 2012. This article discussed the impact of cars on the environment. It explained in detail how greenhouse gasses affect our environment and the effect they have on the ozone. Ingrassia, Paul. Crash course: the American automobile industrys road from glory to disaster. New York: Random House, 2010. This was an epic saga of the American automobile industrys rise and demise. It also shows how the automobile industry had a profound influence on our countrys society and culture. Ingrassia, Paul. Engines of change: a history of the American dream in fifteen cars . New York: Simon & Schuster, 2012. This book chronicled the history reflected by different car models and discussed how automobiles reflected cultural shifts. It also discussed developments in such areas as manufacturing, womens rights, and environmental awareness. King, Jennifer. How Does Car Pollution Affect the Environment & Ozone Layer? National Geographic. Greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/car-pollutionaffect-environment-ozone-layer-2 (accessed September 26, 2012). This article discussed how car pollution affects the environment and ozone layer. Specifically it dicussed the vehicle emissions, air quality, and vehicle fluids. This article was a great asset to the environmental part of our website. Lutz, Catherine. Carjacked: The Culture of the Automobile and its Effect on our Lives. New York, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

This book was an in-depth look at Americas obsession with cars. It discussed the problems we face everyday because of our automobiles. Some of these include the amount of money the average family spends each year to the 40,000 deaths and 2.5 million crash injuries . McCarthy, Pat. Henry Ford: building cars for everyone. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 2002. This was a biography of the American inventor and industrialist who is best known for making the automobile practical. He did this through both his revolutionary assembly lines and his desire to make a car every working man can afford. Northburn, T.A. US Automaker Effect on the Economy. hubpages.tanorthburg. hybpages.com/hub/US-Automaker-Effect-On-The-Economy (accessed September 26, 2012). This article discussed how the United States Automobile industry is major driving force of our economy. When broken down, the products and services of the major car companies have a direct relationship to the rise or decline of the GDP of our economy. Oxlade, Chris. Tales of Invention: The Car. Chicago, Illinois: Heinemann Library, 2011. This book uncoversedthe excitement of the early discoveries behind the invention of the automobile. The author traced the invention from the beginning of the engines to the current hybrid. The History of the Automobile. Colorade.edu. i3d.cs.colorado.edu/systems/ agentsheets /New-Vista/automobile (accessed September 26, 2012) This article discussed the history of the automobile beginning in the late 1700s until today. It discussed the pros and cons of the automobile on society today. The Roaring 1920s: The Effect of the Automobile on American Life Yahoo! Voices voices.yahoo.com http://voices.yahoo.com/the-roaring-1920s-effectsautomobile-on-128540.html?cat=72 (accessed September 26, 2012) This article discussed the effects of the automobile in the 1920s only. It talked about how the 1920s was simply an explosion of self expression, the automobile being one of the biggest.