Friends, families & forays scenes from the life and times of Henry Ford

Bryan, Ford R. (Ford Richardson) (Author).

Summary: Describes people and interests that colored the life of Henry Ford I. Part I encompasses Ford's encounters with famous people such as George Washington Carver, Helen Keller, Mahatma Gandhi, and others. Part 2 details the branches of the Ford family tree. Part 3 addresses Ford's mechanical pursuits including the electric car, speedboat Miss Dearborn, and robot engines. Parts 5 and 6 detail financial investments and humanitarian efforts. Part 6 identifies luxuries; Fair Lane residence, the Wayside Inn, the Botsford Tavern, Richmond Hill Plantation, etc.

Record details

ISBN: 9780814331088
ISBN: 0814331084
ISBN: 0814336841 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780814336847 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (448 p.) : ill., maps.
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electronic resource
Publisher: Dearborn, Mich. : Ford Books, c2002.

Content descriptions

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Friends and Acquaintances: Greenfield Dancing Club of 1882 -- Thomas Edison -- Harvey Firestone -- John Burroughs -- Martha Berry Sy -- George Washington Carver -- McGuffey Readers -- Mahatma Gandhi -- Henry Clausen -- Part II. Relatives: Ford Family Tree -- Ford Cemetery -- Great-grandmother Rebecca -- Great-uncle Robert -- Brother John -- Sisters Margaret and Jane -- Brother Will -- The Litogots -- Part III. Mechanical Exploits : Getting Started -- Gasoline Rail Car -- Ford-Edison Electric Car -- Excursion into Railroading -- Fordson Truck -- Ford's Amazing X-8 Vehicle -- The Speedboat Miss Dearborn -- Ford's Robot Engines -- Ford and the Metric Dilemma -- Part IV. Financial Investments: Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway -- Michigan Stump Farm -- Experience at Cape May -- Dearborn's Deep Test Well -- Dearborn Flour Mill -- Florida Rubber Plantation -- Edison Botanic Research Corporation -- Frischkorn Investment Company -- The Ford Foundation -- Part V. Humanitarian Efforts: Fordism: An Economic Philosophy -- The Sociological Department -- Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital -- Letters from the Past -- Quest for Alcohol Fuels -- Cooperative Farmers Association -- Two Camps for Boys -- Georgia Experiments -- Henry and the Disabled -- Did You Hear from Mr. Ford? -- Part VI. Luxuries: Fair Lane -- The Mangoes -- The Yacht Sialia -- The Railway Car Fair Lane -- Wayside Inn -- Botsford Tavern -- Dearborn Country Club -- Richmond Hill -- Huron Mountain Club -- Henry Ford in Sculpture -- Index.
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Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.