Wheels for the world : Henry Ford, his company, and a century of progress, 1903-2003 / Douglas Brinkley.
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TextPublisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2004Description: 858 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780142004395Subject(s): Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Automobile engineers -- United States -- Biography | Ford Motor Company -- History | Automobile industry and trade -- History | Industrialists -- United States -- Biography | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford Motor Company -- Histoire | Ingénieurs de l'automobile -- États-Unis -- Biographies | Automobiles -- Industrie et commerce -- Histoire | Industriels -- États-Unis -- Biographies | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford Motor Company | Automobile engineers | Automobile industry and trade | Industrialists | United States | Ford Motor Company | Ford, Henry 1863-1947 | Ford Motor Company
| Ford Motor Company History | Ford, Henry 1863-1947 | Automobile engineers Biography United States | Automobile industry and trade History | Industrialists Biography United States | Geschichte 1903-2003Genre/Form: Biography | HistoryDDC classification: 338.7/6292092 | B LOC classification: TL140.F6 | B75 2004Other classification: 15.85 | 15.87 | 55.21 | NW 5287 | ang Review: "Wheels for the World by Douglas Brinkley is the saga of how Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company changed our world. In this work, Brinkley reveals the riveting details of Ford Motor Company's epic achievements, from the outlandish success of the Tin Lizzie to the beloved Model A and V-8, through the glory days of the Thunderbird, Mustang, and Taurus. Brinkley tells of Ford Motor Company's expansion throughout the world, as well as the amazing acquisitions of Volvo, Land Rover, Jaguar, and Mazda in the 1990s. His narrative also explores Ford Motor Company's darker aspects, including its founder's anti-Semitism and ill-considered wartime pacifism." "Along the way, Brinkley introduces us to a whole cast of colorful businessmen, from the irascible early brains of the outfit, James Couzens (later a U.S. senator), to feisty CEO Lee Iacocca to the earnest young chairman and CEO of today, William Clay Ford Jr., whose dedication and vision currently guide Ford through difficult times."--Jacket.
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Originally published by Viking, ©2003.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 769-835) and index.
"Wheels for the World by Douglas Brinkley is the saga of how Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company changed our world. In this work, Brinkley reveals the riveting details of Ford Motor Company's epic achievements, from the outlandish success of the Tin Lizzie to the beloved Model A and V-8, through the glory days of the Thunderbird, Mustang, and Taurus. Brinkley tells of Ford Motor Company's expansion throughout the world, as well as the amazing acquisitions of Volvo, Land Rover, Jaguar, and Mazda in the 1990s. His narrative also explores Ford Motor Company's darker aspects, including its founder's anti-Semitism and ill-considered wartime pacifism." "Along the way, Brinkley introduces us to a whole cast of colorful businessmen, from the irascible early brains of the outfit, James Couzens (later a U.S. senator), to feisty CEO Lee Iacocca to the earnest young chairman and CEO of today, William Clay Ford Jr., whose dedication and vision currently guide Ford through difficult times."--Jacket.
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