An enthusiastic and courageous entrepreneur, Henry Ford launched projects in a multitude of areas, from education to rubber production. Bryan presents an unknown Henry Ford, focusing on his experimental humanitarian and business enterprises.
Covering the period from 1820 to 1950, the time when the first Fords came to America until shortly after the death of Henry Ford, "The Fords of Dearborn" is a series of illustrated stories about the various branches of the Ford family, together with accounts of some of Henry Ford's unpublicized projects. Author Ford R. Bryan - who was himself a ...
When Ford Motor Company was formed in 1903, its primary assembly plant was a wooden one-story wagon shop, but as the auto manufacturer grew, so did its factories, By 1917, building on his experience with the Piquette and Highland Park plants, Henry Ford began constructing his ultimate vision of an efficient and effective industrial complex on the ...
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.
"Ford R. Bryan, an indefatigable researcher and facile writer, has a wonderful knack of delving into the nooks and crannies of Henry Ford's multi-faceted life. In the process he has added immeasurably to our knowledge and understanding of one of America's most fascinating personalities. Scholarly and readable, Friends, Families & Forays, Bryan's ...
"Pick a good model and stay with it," Henry Ford once said. No, he was not talking about cars; he was talking about marriage. Was Clara Bryant Ford a "good model"? Her husband of fifty-nine years seems to have thought so. He called her "The Believer," and indeed Clara's unwavering support of Henry's pursuits and her patient tolerance of the quirks ...
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