I invented the modern age : the rise of Henry Ford /
Snow, Richard, 1947-
I invented the modern age : the rise of Henry Ford / Rise of Henry Ford Henry Ford Richard Snow. - 1st Scribner hardcover ed. - New York : Scribner, 2013. - xv, 364 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-346) and index.
A homecoming -- "My toys were all tools" -- Clara -- Working from the ground up -- What Edison said -- "Glory and dust" -- The seven-million-dollar letter -- Ford finds his greatest asset -- Inventing the universal car -- The man who owned every car in America -- The Model T takes over -- Terrible efficiency -- The five-dollar day -- Simple purposes -- The expert -- The international Jew -- The end of the line -- Epilogue.
An account of Henry Ford's invention of the Model-T offers insight into his mechanical talents and pioneering work in internal combustion, describing his impact on American culture and the perplexing subsequent changes in his personality.
9781451645576 (hbk.) 1451645570 (hbk.)
2012037554
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.
Automobile engineers--United States--Biography.
Industrialists--United States--Biography.
Automobile industry and trade--History.--United States
Ford Model T automobile--History.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
HISTORY / Civilization.
TL140.F6 / S66 2013
338.7/629222092 B
I invented the modern age : the rise of Henry Ford / Rise of Henry Ford Henry Ford Richard Snow. - 1st Scribner hardcover ed. - New York : Scribner, 2013. - xv, 364 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-346) and index.
A homecoming -- "My toys were all tools" -- Clara -- Working from the ground up -- What Edison said -- "Glory and dust" -- The seven-million-dollar letter -- Ford finds his greatest asset -- Inventing the universal car -- The man who owned every car in America -- The Model T takes over -- Terrible efficiency -- The five-dollar day -- Simple purposes -- The expert -- The international Jew -- The end of the line -- Epilogue.
An account of Henry Ford's invention of the Model-T offers insight into his mechanical talents and pioneering work in internal combustion, describing his impact on American culture and the perplexing subsequent changes in his personality.
9781451645576 (hbk.) 1451645570 (hbk.)
2012037554
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.
Automobile engineers--United States--Biography.
Industrialists--United States--Biography.
Automobile industry and trade--History.--United States
Ford Model T automobile--History.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
HISTORY / Civilization.
TL140.F6 / S66 2013
338.7/629222092 B