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- Friends, Families & Forays: Scenes from the Life and Times of Henry Ford
- Book
- 2002
- Published by: Wayne State University Press
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The 55 chapters of Friends, Families & Forays are bursting with details about the people and the pursuits that colored the life of Henry Ford. Here the reader will meet prominent and diverse figures such as Thomas Edison, John Borroughs, George Washington Carver, Helen Keller, and Mahatma Gandhi—all of whose lives intersected that of Henry Ford at some interesting point in his life. Also brought to life in these pages are the branches of Ford's family tree, from his Irish ancestors to the descendants who carry his legacy today.
Although it was the automobile that made him an industrial icon, Henry Ford could boast of exploits in many other arenas as well: railroads, speedboats, robots, flour mills, rubber plantations, and humanitarian efforts around the world and in his own backyard. Ford's hard work and passionate interests brought him great wealth , and this book provides a peek at the luxuries he and his wife, Clara, enjoyed, from a yacht and a private rail car, to gracious residences in Michigan, Florida, and Georgia.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 7-8
- Acknowledgments
- p. 9
- Part I: Friends and Acquaintances
- pp. 11-82
- 1. Greenfield Dancing Club of 1882
- pp. 12-20
- 2. Thomas Edison
- pp. 21-33
- 3. Harvey Firestone
- pp. 34-43
- 4. John Burroughs
- pp. 44-50
- 5. Martha Berry
- pp. 51-58
- 6. George Washington Carver
- pp. 59-69
- 7. McGuffey Readers
- pp. 70-75
- 8. Mahatma Gandhi
- pp. 76-78
- 9. Henry Clausen
- pp. 79-82
- Part II: Relatives
- pp. 83-132
- 10. Ford Family Tree
- pp. 84-89
- 11. Ford Cemetery
- pp. 90-94
- 12. Great-grandmother Rebecca
- pp. 95-100
- 13. Great-uncle Robert
- pp. 101-103
- 14. Brother John
- pp. 104-109
- 15. Sisters Margaret and Jane
- pp. 110-117
- 16. Brother Will
- pp. 118-124
- 17. The Litogots
- pp. 125-132
- Part III: Mechanical Exploits
- pp. 133-199
- 18. Getting Started
- pp. 134-146
- 19. Gasoline Rail Car
- pp. 147-152
- 20. Ford-Edison Electric Car
- pp. 153-161
- 21. Excursion into Railroading
- pp. 162-171
- 22. Fordson Truck
- pp. 172-177
- 23. Ford’s Amazing X-8 Vehicle
- pp. 178-182
- 24. The Speedboat Miss Dearborn
- pp. 183-186
- 25. Ford’s Robot Engines
- pp. 187-193
- 26. Ford and the Metric Dilemma
- pp. 194-199
- Part IV: Financial Investments
- pp. 201-270
- 27. Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway
- pp. 202-207
- 28. Michigan Stump Farm
- pp. 208-225
- 29. Experience at Cape May
- pp. 226-228
- 30. Dearborn’s Deep Test Well
- pp. 229-234
- 31. Dearborn Flour Mill
- pp. 235-241
- 32. Florida Rubber Plantation
- pp. 242-248
- 33. Edison Botanic Research Corporation
- pp. 249-255
- 34. Frischkorn Investment Company
- pp. 256-262
- 35. The Ford Foundation
- pp. 263-270
- Part V: Humanitarian Efforts
- pp. 271-340
- 36. Fordism: An Economic Philosophy
- pp. 272-275
- 37. The Sociological Department
- pp. 276-282
- 38. Detroit’s Henry Ford Hospital
- pp. 283-287
- 39. Letters from the Past
- pp. 288-296
- 40. Quest for Alcohol Fuels
- pp. 297-302
- 41. Cooperative Farmers Association
- pp. 303-311
- 42. Two Camps for Boys
- pp. 312-316
- 43. Georgia Experiments
- pp. 317-325
- 44. Ford and the Disabled
- pp. 326-335
- 45. Did You Hear from Mr. Ford?
- pp. 336-340
- Part VI: Luxuries
- 46. Fair Lane
- pp. 342-352
- 47. The Mangoes
- pp. 353-362
- 48. The Yacht Sialia
- pp. 363-369
- 49. The Railway Car Fair Lane
- pp. 370-375
- 50. Wayside Inn
- pp. 376-386
- 51. Botsford Tavern
- pp. 387-395
- 52. Dearborn Country Club
- pp. 396-402
- 53. Richmond Hill
- pp. 403-413
- 54. Huron Mountain Club
- pp. 414-419
- 55. Henry Ford in Sculpture
- pp. 420-436
Additional Information
ISBN
9780814336847
Related ISBN(s)
9780814331088
MARC Record
OCLC
794682716
Pages
448
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No