The people's tycoon: Henry Ford and the American century [1st Vintage books ed] 9780307558978, 0307558975, 9781299149939, 1299149936

Henry Ford, a major architect of modern America, has lived on in the imagination of his fellow citizens as an enduring f

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The people's tycoon: Henry Ford and the American century [1st Vintage books ed]
 9780307558978, 0307558975, 9781299149939, 1299149936

Table of contents :
Prologue: the legend of Henry Ford --
pt. 1. The road to fame. Farm boy
Machinist
Inventor
Businessman
Celebrity
Entrepreneur --
pt. 2. The miracle maker. Consumer
Producer
Folk hero
Reformer
Victorian
Politician --
pt. 3. The Flivver king. Legend
Visionary
Moralist
Positive thinker
Emperor
Father
Bigot --
pt. 4. The long twilight. Antiquarian
Individualist
Despot
Dabbler
Educator
Figurehead --
Epilogue: the sage of dearborn.

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