The Fabulous Billy Durant
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9627155 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John B Rae (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1958 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 255-271 |
| Publication date | 1958-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Business History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6805 • E-ISSN: 2044-768X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3111742 |
| OpenAlex | W2333380772 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Durant has been described as “the most picturesque, spectacular, and aggressive figure in the chronicles of American automobiledom” but he was much more than this. His career is a chssic study in the dual abilities, promotional and administrative, that created and nourished big business in America. Ultimate personal disaster grew out of Durant's failure to strike a balance between the two, yet his genius left imperishable marks, and his luster as the symbol of an era is untarnished
Art · Art history · Balance (ability · Genius · Humanities · Symbol (formal · American Environmental and Regional History · American History and Culture · History · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |