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Essay Archive - John DeLorean and His Acomplishments
John DeLorean and His Acomplishments
John DeLorean was born on January 6, 1925 in a blue-collar neighborhood on
Detroit's near east side. He was the oldest of four sons. His father,
Zachary, had immigrated from the Alsace-Lorraine region of France during
his teen age years. His mother, Kathryn, had immigrated from Salzburg in
Austria-Hungary as a young child. Together, they held an assortment of
manufacturing jobs, Kathryn as a tool assembler, and Zachary as a
millwright in a Detroit Ford factory. The family lived in a small house,
and for most of Johns childhood they were relatively happy. Zac....
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