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Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress

by Brinkley, Douglas G

First Edition

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New York: Viking. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 067003181X . Xxii, 858 pages, 8 plates, cloth, DJ, very good. From Booklist: "Coinciding with the Ford Motor Company centennial, historian Brinkley has produced an intimate portrayal of its founder, Henry Ford, and the four generations of Fords who have steered the company to this day. The great industrialist who forever changed transportation and the entire business landscape was a charismatic leader but contradictory and difficult to get to know. An obsessive inventor, futurist, environmentalist, and pacifist to a fault, he remained stubbornly unsophisticated. Although he dedicated himself to liberating the common man, and made it a point to hire minorities, especially blacks, he harbored paranoid anti-Semitic beliefs. Car lovers will appreciate this amazing account of the birth of the automobile industry, including funny anecdotes about the trusty Model T, the evolution of the V-8 engine, the artistic design of the Thunderbird, sophistication of the Lincoln Continental, and popularity of the Mustang. Drawing upon a massive store of oral histories and company archives not generally available to the public, Brinkley has created an unbiased monument to the Ford legacy that readers can really sink their teeth into. " SR2970A; 858 pages .

Bookseller: Military History Bookshop (US)
Bookseller Inventory #: 25393
Format/binding: Hardcover
Book condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 067003181X
ISBN 13: 9780670031818
Publisher: Viking
Place: New York
Date published: 2003
Pages: 858
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 x 2 inches
LCCN: TL140.F6B75 2003
Dewey: 338.7/6292/092 B
Weight: 3 pounds
Keywords: Henry Ford, BIOGRAPHY, Car Industry, AUTOMOBILES, Douglas G. Brinkley
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / People of Color; TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / General;

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