I invented the modern age the rise of Henry Ford
Large Print Book |
Center Point large print edition |
Center Point Large Print,
Thorndike, Me. :
2013.
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welland Main | LP 338.762922209 Ford-S | Large Print - Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
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"From an acclaimed popular historian comes a fresh, meticulous, and entertaining account of Henry Ford and his invention of the Model-T--the machine that defined the dawning age in America. Every century or so, our republic has been changed by a new technology: 170 years ago it was the railroad; today it's the microprocessor. But in the early twentieth century it was the gasoline-combustion engine, built by a young, unknown, industrious man named Henry Ford. Born into a steam-powered world, the young farm boy saw the advantages of internal combustion; using his innate mechanical abilities, hard work, and imagination he transformed our nation's industry and went on to become an American icon. In many ways, his story is well known; in just as many other ways, it is not. Richard Snow weaves together a fascinating narrative of Ford's rise to fame--as well as his creative personality and spirit--through his greatest invention, the Model T. The car transformed our nation in a decade, and made Ford a national hero. But then Ford soured, and the benevolent side of his character went into an ever-deepening eclipse, even as the cultural change he initiated remade America. Snow, who "writes with verve and a keen eye" (The New York Times Book Review) has written a highly pleasurable read, and shows us the remarkable man who invented the modern age"--Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781611738278 (hc) :
- Physical Description: 551 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.text (large print)
- Edition: Center Point large print edition
- Publisher: Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Large Print, 2013.
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.