The people's tycoon : Henry Ford and the American century
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, 2006.
ISBN
0375707255, 9780375707254
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, 2006.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xv, 614 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0375707255, 9780375707254
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-592) and index.
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Henry Ford, a major architect of modern America, has lived on in the imagination of his fellow citizens as an enduring figure of fascination, an inimitable individual, a controversial personality, and a social visionary from the moment his Model T brought the automobile to the masses and triggered the consumer revolution. Ford first made the automobile affordable, but grew skeptical of consumerism's corrosive impact on moral values; insisted on a living wage for his workers but opposed unions, established the assembly line but worried about its effect on the work ethic; welcomed African Americans to his company but was a rabid anti-Semite. Watts shows us how a Michigan farm boy emerged as one of America's richest men and one of its first mass-culture celebrities, became a folk hero to millions of ordinary citizens and yet also excited the admiration of Lenin and Hitler.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Watts, S. (2006). The people's tycoon: Henry Ford and the American century (First Ventage Books edition.). Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Watts, Steven, 1952-. 2006. The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Watts, Steven, 1952-. The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century Vintage Books, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Watts, Steven. The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century First Ventage Books edition., Vintage Books, 2006.
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