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- Young Henry Ford: A Picture History of the First Forty Years
- Book
- 1963
- Published by: Wayne State University Press
- Series: Great Lakes Books Series
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-5
- Introduction
- pp. 1-4
- 1. The Land Without Stones
- pp. 5-7
- 2. The Homestead
- pp. 8-13
- 3. Mother and McGuffey
- pp. 14-22
- 4. The Engine That Ran on the Road
- pp. 23-25
- 5. The Apprentice
- pp. 26-32
- 6. Old No. 345
- pp. 33-36
- 7. Love and Gasoline
- pp. 37-44
- 8. The Believer Takes a Test
- pp. 45-49
- 9. Gas and Light
- pp. 50-59
- 10. The Backyard at 58 Bagley
- pp. 60-68
- 11. The Break-Through
- pp. 69-80
- 12. The Man at Manhattan Beach
- pp. 81-87
- 13. Commitment
- pp. 88-104
- 14. The Detroit Automobile Company
- pp. 105-124
- 15. The Great Race
- pp. 125-146
- 16. Old 999
- pp. 147-157
- 17. Sunny Jim and the Coal Man
- pp. 158-164
- 18. A Doctor Buys a Car
- pp. 165-202
- Back cover
- p. 203
Additional Information
ISBN
9780814339954
Related ISBN(s)
9780814312247
MARC Record
OCLC
868219449
Pages
208
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No