The Devil's Mercedes

Mercedes- Benz: der Name steht sowohl für die Geschichte des Autos schlechthin als auch für die Geschichte sehr besonderer Automobile. Der Band Mercedes ist eine Hommage an die Marke mit dem Stern, eine aufwendige Dokumentation, die die Historie des Hauses seit den bescheidenen Anfängen 1886 in Bild und Wort liebevoll nachzeichnet. Sie handelt von dem wechselvollen Schicksal des Unternehmens …

In the galaxy of automobile makers, the star in Stuttgart shines brightly. Arising from the accumulation of technology, design, and sports, a firm was created in 1886 whose economic force has made it a player of international significance. The concise and compelling texts shed light on manifold aspects of Mercedes history, from engineering to the economic-political power exerted by this world-wide concern - richly illustrated with a variety of historical documents …

In 1986 the automobile celebrated its centenary – to mark the occasion American journalist Beverly Rae Kimes and art director Harris Lewine brought out their book The Star and the Laurel. Published by Mercedes-Benz of North America, it was the brainchild of Leo Levine, head of the company’s public relations department between 1969 and 1988. Since then it has been regarded as the standard work on the history of Daimler-Benz AG, charting the course of events right up to the centenary in 1986.