The Legend of Henry Ford

The Legend of Henry Ford
Author: Keith Sward
Publisher: New York : Atheneum, 1968 [c1948]
Total Pages: 586
Release: 1968
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Model T

Model T
Author: David Weitzman
Publisher: Crown Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

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.

Young Henry Ford

Young Henry Ford
Author: Sidney Olson
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1997
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780814312247

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.

Beyond the Model T

Beyond the Model T
Author: Ford Richardson Bryan
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1997
Genre: Businessmen
ISBN: 9780814326824

New to this edition are chronicles of factory and general hospitals, nursing schools and services, health clinics, and a research institute established by Henry Ford, and the more than a dozen commissaries Ford operated, selling a wide assortment of items to Ford employees and their families from pillow cases to children's shoes.

The Public Image of Henry Ford

The Public Image of Henry Ford
Author: David Lanier Lewis
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 612
Release: 1976
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780814318928

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.

Henry Ford

Henry Ford
Author: Haydn Middleton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1997
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780199101979

A brief biography of the man whose Model T automobile made the gasoline powered car affordable to Americans, selling in 1908 for eight hundred and twenty-five dollars. Suggested level: primary.

The Story of Henry Ford

The Story of Henry Ford
Author: Jenna Grodzicki
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2022-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1685397859

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. Independent reading—This Henry Ford biography is broken down into short chapters and simple language so kids 6 to 9 can read and learn on their own. Critical thinking—Kids will learn the Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How of Henry's life, find definitions of new words, discussion questions, and more. A lasting legacy—Find out how Henry Ford made a mark on the world that we still see today. How will Henry Ford's hard work and innovative spirit inspire you? Discover activists, artists, athletes, and more from across history with the rest of the Story Of series, including famous figures like: Leonardo da Vinci, the Wright Brothers, Katherine Johnson, Neil Armstrong, and Marie Curie.

Henry's Lieutenants

Henry's Lieutenants
Author: Ford Richardson Bryan
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1993
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780814332139

Although Henry Ford gloried in the limelight of highly publicized achievement, he privately admitted, "I don't do so much, I just go around lighting fires under other people." Henry's Lieutenants features biographies of thirty-five "other people" who served Henry Ford in a variety of capacities, and nearly all of whom contributed to his fame. These biographical sketches and career highlights reflect the people of high caliber employed by Henry Ford to accomplish his goals: Harry Bennett, Albert Kahn, Ernest Kanzler, William S. Knudsen, and Charles E. Sorenson, among others. Most were employed by the Ford Motor Company, although a few of them were Ford's personal employees satisfying concurrent needs of a more private nature, including his farming, educational, and sociological ventures. Ford Bryan obtained a considerable amount of the material in this book from the oral reminiscences of the subjects themselves.