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Henry Ford
Vincent Curcio
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Description for Henry Ford
A compact, lively biography of Henry Ford, the brilliant businessman and icon of American modernity whose towering ego and anti-Semitism complicate his legacy. Series: Lives and Legacies Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 466.
Most great figures in American culture and history reveal great contradictions, but none more so than Henry Ford. Vincent Curcio's compact, lively biography offers new insight on the man who not only founded Ford Motor Company and Henry Ford Company (later Cadillac) but also institutionalized the assembly line production process and (some argue) created the middle class in America. Ford invented an entire physical, economic and social system through the assembly line production of the Ford Model T automobile. By constantly improving his product, sales rose, enabling Ford to lower its price until it became a universal commodity. Ford created ... Read more
Most great figures in American culture and history reveal great contradictions, but none more so than Henry Ford. Vincent Curcio's compact, lively biography offers new insight on the man who not only founded Ford Motor Company and Henry Ford Company (later Cadillac) but also institutionalized the assembly line production process and (some argue) created the middle class in America. Ford invented an entire physical, economic and social system through the assembly line production of the Ford Model T automobile. By constantly improving his product, sales rose, enabling Ford to lower its price until it became a universal commodity. Ford created ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Lives and Legacies Series
Number of Pages
336
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195316926
SKU
V9780195316926
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Ref
99-13
About Vincent Curcio
Vincent Curcio , a veteran theatrical manager-producer, is the author of Chrysler: The Life and Times of an Automotive Genius. A long-time car enthusiast, he divides his time between Union City, New Jersey, Paris, and the White Barn Theatre in Westport, Connecticut.
Reviews for Henry Ford
Henry Ford is a brisk read, and one brimming with resonant detail.
Douglas Kennedy, The Times
[A] succinct and illuminating narrative.
The Automobile
Curcio's study is winningly even-handed and well researched.
Jonathan Wright, The Glasgow Herald
Douglas Kennedy, The Times
[A] succinct and illuminating narrative.
The Automobile
Curcio's study is winningly even-handed and well researched.
Jonathan Wright, The Glasgow Herald