The People's Tycoon
Henry Ford and the American Century

[URL not allowed] Henry Ford (1863-1947) is best remembered as the founder of Ford Motor Co. – the automaker which still bears his name. But in his own time he was renowned for his mass-produced Model T cars and for instituting a “living wage” for his employees at a time when t......more

The book is organized by chapters describing a character trait. Which means you may go through a decade learning about him and his relationships as they pertain to that trait. Then in the next chapter, jump back and learn about the relationships as they pertain to another trait. In some ways this fe......more

I readily admit I read this book primarily due to my interest in the time period, particularly concerning the nascent American automotive industry and especially the development of the Model T. The strength of this book is that in many places it is as much a Social History of turn-of-the-last-century......more

Henry Ford was in many ways typical of the 19th century American male. He was suspicious of book learning, fascinated with things mechanical, restless and curious about the material world, convinced he could improve on things by tinkering with them, at home on a farm and always open to the guy acros......more

Henry Ford was such an interesting man. He looked after the poor and middle class people. As a youngster he would disassemble other kid’s watches and put them back together. Later he was a chief engineer for Thomas Edison. Edison remained Henry’s hero throughout his life. Henry got very interested i......more