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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Henry Ford page on 4 August 2016, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Henry Ford was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production.
Although Ford did not invent the automobile or the assembly line, he developed and manufactured the first automobile that many middle class Americans could afford. In doing so, Ford converted the automobile from an expensive curiosity into a practical conveyance that would profoundly impact the landscape of the twentieth century. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry. As the owner of the Ford Motor Company, he became one of the richest and best-known people in the world. He is credited with "Fordism": mass production of inexpensive goods coupled with high wages for workers. Ford had a global vision, with consumerism as the key to peace. His intense commitment to systematically lowering costs resulted in many technical and business innovations, including a franchise system that put dealerships throughout most of North America and in major cities on six continents. Ford left most of his vast wealth to the Ford Foundation and arranged for his family to control the company permanently.
Ford was also widely known for his pacifism during the first years of World War I, and for having published the antisemitic book The International Jew.
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FordThe Men and the Machine | Year & Type: 1986 nonfiction Author: Robert Lacey Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Dimensions: 6.5" x 9.5" harcover w/jacket Content: 778 pages with black & white photographs ISBN: 0-316-51166-8 Topic: Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company Availability: Reference Desk |
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| 1962 | Henry Ford's Mirror of America U.S. National Archives and Records Service |  Topic Page - 35:25 |
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One Every 10 Seconds: The Story of Henry Ford Hot Rods and Racing Cars #37 - October 1958 View Hot Rods and Racing Cars: Issue 37 - 997KB |
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| Date | Document Name & Details | Documents |
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| 5 November 1901 | Motor Carriage. United States Patent US 686,046 Henry Ford for the Detroit Automobile Company |  PDF - 284KB - 5 pages |
| 22 December 1903 | Motor Vehicle. United States Patent US 747,909 Henry Ford | PDF - 429KB - 4 pages |
| 13 September 1904 | Chain Adjustment for Motor-Vehicles. United States Patent US 769,734 Henry Ford | PDF - 241KB - 3 pages |
| 1917 | Henry Ford's Own Story Henry Ford's Own Story: How a Farmer Boy Rose to the Power That Goes With Many Millions, Yet Never Lost Touch With Humanity Henry Ford, as told to Rose Wilder Lane | Topic Page - 184 pages |
| 1922 | The Amazing Story of Henry Ford James Martin Miller | Topic Page - 18.4MB - 448 pages |
| 1922 | Ford Ideals Henry Ford | Topic Page - 6.0MB - 452 pages |
| 1922 | The Truth About Henry Ford Sarah Terrill Bushnell | Topic Page - 222 pages |
| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 13 August 1908 | FORD WANTS SMALL CAR RACE | The New York Times |
| 3 November 1916 | DODGES SUE HENRY FORD. | The New York Times |
| 25 October 1918 | DANIELS TO AID OF FORD. | The New York Times |
| 10 June 1921 | FORD SAYS ENEMIES TRIED TO 'GET HIM' | The New York Times |
| 27 November 1922 | A LONGWORTH-FORD STORY. | The New York Times |
| 29 November 1922 | FORD WON'T TALK OF 1924. | The New York Times |
| 3 December 1922 | Ford Calls Couzens Best Pick for Senate; Appeals to Him to Fight 'Priviledge' Laws | The New York Times |
| 6 December 1922 | FORD FOR BUSINESS MAYOR. | The New York Times |
| 9 December 1922 | CAN'T RECALL HIRING MAN TO KILL HUSBAND | The New York Times |
| 10 December 1922 | MRS. FORD BLAMES HUSBAND | The New York Times |
| 20 December 1922 | BERLIN HEARS FORD IS BACKING HITLER A rumor is current here that Henry Ford, the American automobile manufacturer, is financing Adolph Hitler's nationalist and anti-Semitic movement in Munich. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times Topic: Henry Ford |
| 24 December 1922 | Mrs. Ford Freed on $15,000 Bond. | The New York Times |
| 31 December 1922 | PAY BETTER WAGES, FORD'S 1923 ADVICE | Henry Ford |
| 8 August 1926 | FORD STRIKES A SNAG IN RAIL MERGER PLAN Recommendation that the Interstate Commerce Commission reject the application made by Henry Ford and associates to permit acquisition by the Detroit & Ironton Railroad Company of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad and the Toledo-Detroit Railroad was made today by Examiner Ralph H. Molster. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times Dateline: Washington, DC  Topic: Henry Ford |
| 6 November 1927 | FORD LOSES OLD FRIEND, BUYS HIS LUNCH WAGON One of Henry Ford's earliest friends and financial backers died in Detroit last month. He was John M. Colquhoun, a well known character whose lunch wagon stood near the City Hall for many years. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times Topic: Henry Ford |
| 19 November 1927 | EDSEL FORD DENIES ANY LINCOLN PROMISE Did Not Agree to Reimburse Owners, He Says—Henry Ford to Testify at Trial. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times Dateline: Detroit, Michigan Topic: Lincoln |
