Young Henry Ford

Author : Sidney Olson
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780814339954

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Young Henry Ford by Sidney Olson Pdf

Young Henry Ford is a visual and textual presentation of the first forty years of Henry Ford—an American farm boy who became one of the greatest manufacturers of modern times and profoundly impacted the habits of American life. In Young Henry Ford, Sidney Olson dispels some of the myths attached to this automobile legend, going beyond the Henry Ford of mass production and the five-dollar day, and offers a more intimate understanding of Henry Ford and the time he lived in. Through hundreds of restored photographs, including some of Ford's own taken with his first camera, Young Henry Ford revisits an America now gone—of long days on the farm, travel by horse and buggy, and one-room schoolhouses. Some of the rare illustrations include the first picture of Henry Ford, photos from Edsel's childhood, snapshots of the interior and exterior of the Ford homestead, Clara and Henry's wedding invitation, and photos of the early stages of the first automobile.

Author : Sidney Olson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Biography
ISBN : OCLC:809759056

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Young Henry Ford by Sidney Olson Pdf

Author : Hazel B. Aird
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1986-10-31
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780020419105

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Henry Ford by Hazel B. Aird Pdf

The early life of the American automotive industrialist who founded the Ford Motor Company and pioneered in assembly-line methods of mass production.

Author : Michael Burgan,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780698187269

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Who Was Henry Ford? by Michael Burgan,Who HQ Pdf

Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford’s humble beginnings were no match for his ambition. Ford quickly created a manufacturing dynasty, bringing affordable cars to the masses and forever changing America and the American workplace. Who Was Henry Ford? details his meteoric rise, and explains how the genius behind the assembly line and the Model T shaped modern American industry.

Author : Richard Snow
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451645576

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I Invented the Modern Age by Richard Snow Pdf

An account of Henry Ford and his invention of the Model-T, the machine that defined twentieth-century America.

Author : Oliver Evans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Flour mills
ISBN : DMM:057002068863

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The Young Mill-wright and Miller's Guide by Oliver Evans Pdf

Author : David Weitzman
Publisher : Crown Books For Young Readers
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : PSU:000051580315

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Model T by David Weitzman Pdf

Somehow Henry Ford knew what Americans were hankering for: “Everybody wants to be someplace he ain’t. As soon as he gets there, he wants to go right back.” And so, he pioneered the Model T–the first affordable car for the masses. David Weitzman has meticulously documented the development of the assembly line and the many innovations and adaptations Ford put to use in making his famous Tin Lizzy. When the Ford plant first opened, the crew could make 18,000 cars a year at a cost of $950 each. In just ten years, they had refined the process enough so that they could build one million cars in a year and the price had come down to about $350. Filled with detailed black-and-white drawings, helpful text and captions, and fascinating quotes from Ford employees, this elegant book gives young readers a look at a mechanical genius in action.

Author : Reynold M. Wik
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0472061933

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Henry Ford and Grass-roots America by Reynold M. Wik Pdf

A study of Henry Ford and rural America in the 1920s

Author : Peggy Thomas
Publisher : Thinkingdom
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781635923575

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Full of Beans by Peggy Thomas Pdf

A NSTA/CBC Best STEM Book Famous car-maker and businessman Henry Ford loved beans. And he showed great innovation with his determination to build his most inventive car--one completely made of soybeans. With a mind for ingenuity, Henry Ford looked to improve life for others. After the Great Depression struck, Ford especially wanted to support ailing farmers. For two years, Ford and his team researched ways to use farmers' crops in his Ford Motor Company. They discovered that the soybean was the perfect answer. Soon, Ford's cars contained many soybean plastic parts, and Ford incorporated soybeans into every part of his life. He ate soybeans, he wore clothes made of soybean fabric, and he wanted to drive soybeans, too. Award-winning author Peggy Thomas and illustrator Edwin Fotheringham explore this American icon's little-known quest.

Author : Henry Ford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351408042

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Today and Tomorrow by Henry Ford Pdf

Winner of the 2003 Shingo Prize! Henry Ford is the man who doubled wages, cut the price of a car in half, and produced over 2 million units a year. Time has not diminished the progressiveness of his business philosophy, or his profound influence on worldwide industry. The modern printing of Today and Tomorrow features an introduction by James J.

Author : Hazel B. Aird,Catherine Ruddiman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39076002099526

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Henry Ford, Boy with Ideas by Hazel B. Aird,Catherine Ruddiman Pdf

Author : Jenna Grodzicki
Publisher : Rockridge Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 168539437X

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The Story of Henry Ford by Jenna Grodzicki Pdf

Discover the life of Henry Ford—a story about putting the world on wheels for kids ages 6 to 9 Henry Ford was the founder of Ford Motor Company and the inventor of the Model T, the car that changed the way many Americans lived. Before he became a pioneer in the auto industry, Henry was a young boy who loved to take things apart and figure out how they worked. When he grew up, he invented creative new ways to assemble cars and made them more affordable for the first time. This Henry Ford biography for kids explores how he went from being a curious child to a successful businessman and inventor. Core curriculum—Kids will learn the Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How of Henry's life, and take a quick quiz to test their knowledge. Short chapters—This standout among biographies for kids is broken down into brief chapters that make it fun and easy for new readers to discover details about Henry Ford. Colorful illustrations—Bring Henry's story to life with vibrant illustrations that keep kids engaged and excited to keep reading. How will Henry Ford's hard work and innovative spirit inspire the child in your life?

Author : Steven Watts
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307558978

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The People's Tycoon by Steven Watts Pdf

How a Michigan farm boy became the richest man in America is a classic, almost mythic tale, but never before has Henry Ford’s outsized genius been brought to life so vividly as it is in this engaging and superbly researched biography. The real Henry Ford was a tangle of contradictions. He set off the consumer revolution by producing a car affordable to the masses, all the while lamenting the moral toll exacted by consumerism. He believed in giving his workers a living wage, though he was entirely opposed to union labor. He had a warm and loving relationship with his wife, but sired a son with another woman. A rabid anti-Semite, he nonetheless embraced African American workers in the era of Jim Crow. Uncovering the man behind the myth, situating his achievements and their attendant controversies firmly within the context of early twentieth-century America, Watts has given us a comprehensive, illuminating, and fascinating biography of one of America’s first mass-culture celebrities.

Author : David Lanier Lewis
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0814318924

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The Public Image of Henry Ford by David Lanier Lewis Pdf

Skillful journalism and meticulous scholarship are combined in the full-bodied portrait of that enigmatic folk hero, Henry Ford, and of the company he built from scratch. Writing with verve and objectivity, David Lewis focuses on the fame, popularity, and influence of America's most unconventional businessman and traces the history of public relations and advertising within Ford Motor Company and the automobile industry.

Author : Hazel B. Aird,Catherine Ruddiman
Publisher : Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Automobile industry and trade
ISBN : 0672527979

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Henry Ford, Young Man with Ideas by Hazel B. Aird,Catherine Ruddiman Pdf

The early life of the American automotive industrialist who founded the Ford Motor Company and pioneered in assembly-line methods of mass production.