| Description |
1 online resource (448 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Friends and Acquaintances: Greenfield Dancing Club of 1882 -- Thomas Edison -- Harvey Firestone -- John Burroughs -- Martha Berry Sy -- George Washington Carver -- McGuffey Readers -- Mahatma Gandhi -- Henry Clausen -- Part II. Relatives: Ford Family Tree -- Ford Cemetery -- Great-grandmother Rebecca -- Great-uncle Robert -- Brother John -- Sisters Margaret and Jane -- Brother Will -- The Litogots -- Part III. Mechanical Exploits : Getting Started -- Gasoline Rail Car -- Ford-Edison Electric Car -- Excursion into Railroading -- Fordson Truck -- Ford's Amazing X-8 Vehicle -- The Speedboat Miss Dearborn -- Ford's Robot Engines -- Ford and the Metric Dilemma -- Part IV. Financial Investments: Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway -- Michigan Stump Farm -- Experience at Cape May -- Dearborn's Deep Test Well -- Dearborn Flour Mill -- Florida Rubber Plantation -- Edison Botanic Research Corporation -- Frischkorn Investment Company -- The Ford Foundation -- Part V. Humanitarian Efforts: Fordism: An Economic Philosophy -- The Sociological Department -- Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital -- Letters from the Past -- Quest for Alcohol Fuels -- Cooperative Farmers Association -- Two Camps for Boys -- Georgia Experiments -- Henry and the Disabled -- Did You Hear from Mr. Ford? -- Part VI. Luxuries: Fair Lane -- The Mangoes -- The Yacht Sialia -- The Railway Car Fair Lane -- Wayside Inn -- Botsford Tavern -- Dearborn Country Club -- Richmond Hill -- Huron Mountain Club -- Henry Ford in Sculpture -- Index |
| Summary |
Describes people and interests that colored the life of Henry Ford I. Part I encompasses Ford's encounters with famous people such as George Washington Carver, Helen Keller, Mahatma Gandhi, and others. Part 2 details the branches of the Ford family tree. Part 3 addresses Ford's mechanical pursuits including the electric car, speedboat Miss Dearborn, and robot engines. Parts 5 and 6 detail financial investments and humanitarian efforts. Part 6 identifies luxuries; Fair Lane residence, the Wayside Inn, the Botsford Tavern, Richmond Hill Plantation, etc |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.
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Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 -- Friends and associates
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Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 -- Friends and associates
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Ford, Henry, 1863-1947
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Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 |
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Ford, Henry (Unternehmer, 1863-1947) |
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Ford Motor Company.
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Ford Motor Company |
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Automobile industry and trade -- United States -- History
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Industrialists -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Corporate & Business History.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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Automobile industry and trade
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Friendship
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Industrialists
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Biografie
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United States
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collective biographies.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780814336847 |
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0814336841 |
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