Henry Ford

Zusatztext Curcio's study is winningly even-handed and well researched. Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext A compact, lively biography of Henry Ford, the brilliant businessman and icon of American modernity whose towering ego and anti-Semitism complicate his legacy. Zusammenfassung A compact, lively biography of Henry Ford, the brilliant businessman and icon of American modernity whose towering ego and anti-Semitism complicate his legacy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Henry Ford - How It All Began 2. Walking into the Future 3. Cooking with Gas 4. The Ford Motor Company 5. The Model T and the Coming of Mass Production 6. The Big Issues - Peace and War - Consolidating Power 7. Modern Times 8. Has Something Come Between Us? 9. Things he was Thinking About 10. Everything Old is New Again 11. Efflorescence and Hard Endings Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Vincent Curcio
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.07.2013
• EAN: 9780195316926
• ISBN: 978-0-19-531692-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 220 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Lives and Legacies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries