Henry Ford: A Life From Beginning to End
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (689 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073116HJR |
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| Number of Pages | : | 100 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Good Proofread Would Have Made This a Four- or Five-Star Book Henry Ford, as a man who had an incredible impact on America as well as the rest of the world, was a great choice for Hourly History. It is too bad that the book wasn't able to live up to the fame of the man.There is much information about Ford, and the author has mentioned the good as well as the bad, giving readers a balanced view. a relatively good man who believed in making his workers life's better but was also an anti-Semite Hourly History’s Henry Ford: A Life From Beginning to End gave a balanced portrayal of the man’s life. He was an incredible inventor who fundamentally changed how cars and trucks were built. Before his time cars were mainly for the rich and the car manufacturers felt they could make more money on price than volume. He wa. David Wachob said Ford - a leading industrialist. Not the first to invent the car or assembly line but his vision brought an affordable car to the general public. He brought a living wage which would raise the middle class. He also had a negative side as an anti- Semite whom he felt financed and caused the world wars.
Yet he opposed labor unions, supposedly sired a son with another woman, and was an enthusiastic anti-Semite. A modern life, to be sure. So he turned his attention to the farm machinery that made the family farm run, and never looked back. Inside you will read about Henry Ford's Early Years Ford's Love for Engines The Ford Motor Company and the Model T Disdain of Labor Unions The Anti-Semite Problem Later Years and Death And much more!Follow along as you come to know Henry Ford, the man responsible for putting America and the world behind the wheels of their own cars. Henry Ford* * *Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free BONUS Inside!* * *Read On Your Computer, MAC, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.Henry Ford once announced to a young schoolboy that it was he who had invented the modern age. He designed and manufactured cars which would transform not just his family's little farm, and not just the city of Detroit. Was this man a genius or a dominator? Did he want those around him to live free lives with the things he invented or was he only satisfied when people read his newspaper and obeyed his advice? Read on, and form your own conclusion.. Beneath this diligent tycoon, lay a man of many contradictions. He worked hard to give the average American an affordable car and believed that mass consumerism was the key to keeping the world safe from war. Born on a farm in rural Michigan t