Beyond the Model T: The Other Ventures of Henry Ford (Great Lakes Books) (Paperback)

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Henry Ford's lesser known business and humanitarian endeavours.

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Boasting over 200 photographs chosen from thousands in the collection of Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield village, "Beyond the Model T" gives attention to Henry Ford's numerous ventures outside of the auto industry. This revised edition, with 26 additional photographs, and two new chapters, completes the portrait of Ford's life, giving depth to a man previously known only for the Model T.

An enthusiastic and courageous entrepreneur, Henry Ford used profits from the Model T to launch projects in a multitude of areas, from education to rubber products. Ford R. Bryan presents an unknown Henry Ford, focusing on his experimental humanitarian and business enterprises—including those that failed.

These accounts give testimony to Ford's investment in the working class, a category in which he included himself despite his wealth, and disclose his dreams for a country upon he undeniably left his mark.

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press; Revised edition (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081432682X
• ISBN-13: 978-0814326824
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,110,214 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars About Beyond the Model T, October 29, 2008

By	Theseus "theseus" (US of A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond the Model T: The Other Ventures of Henry Ford (First Edition) (Hardcover)

This review relates to the 1990 1st edition...

Dustjacket blurbage: "Henry Ford was once described as a lazy farm boy who would to go any length to avoid work. The vast and varied enterprises he undertook with earnings from his Model T, however, belie this assessment."

This book explores the many, many endeavours undertaken by Ford -- automotive, philanthropic, in the media, his schemes in social engineering, his education projects, his forays into aviation, mines, lumber, the rubber industry. A fascinating topic. When someone with ambition finds himself with a huge fortune and almost unparalleled power, where does he devote his energies and resources?

This is a well-researched and heavily illustrated book. Bibliographic information appears at the end of each chapter. It covers a lot of ground. At 204 pages, this book doesn't devote a huge amount of energy analyzing Ford's interesting, complicated, and controversial political and social views. But is certainly a novel, well-illustrated, and comprehensive piece of work.

Cloth over hardback boards with dustcover; glossy stock, a sewn binding. About 250 black and white illustrations. Index.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Journey Home:A Kryon Parable:The Story of Michael Thomas, April 5, 2000

By	Puneet Srivatava "srivastava" (Norcross, GA USA) - See all my reviews

I have read quite a number of books on inspiration, motivation and those claiming to answer all the doubts of human mind. The thing lacking in most books is they assume a lot about the reader. The degree of doubt is high in such books. Questions like, Why I am not getting the passion? why that excercise is not working?, Is something wrong with me? keep arising all the time. And in the end you end up in a deeper mess than you were before. It does'nt work for most of us I feel. The good part about Micheal Thomas is that his story starts bang into the kind of mess most of us are, bored with life, living but with no excitement, always realizing the futility of everything. The satisfaction that I used to get in little things before is not there even for bigger things. That is exactly Michael Thomas is feeling when the book starts. And as he transforms as and when he gets his answers and as a result I too transform. Most of the time I wish I was Micheal Thomas so remarkable is the identification with him. The book is not a how-to guide to all your troubles, a panacea, but more of self analysis. If you are filled with questions nobody is able to answer grab this book and read it in peace and silence, you may be amazed with the end result.