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Henry Ford's Own Story
by Rose Wilder LANE (1886 - 1968)18 - Winning A Race
Rose Wilder Lane was a newspaper reporter, free-lance writer, political activist, and the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House" series of popular children's books. In this biography of Henry Ford, Ms. Lane worked directly with Ford to tell his story from his birth to his founding of the Ford Motor Company and his use of modern assembly lines to mass produce his cars. (Summary by Lee Ann Howlett.)
Listen next episodes of Henry Ford's Own Story:
19 - Raising Capital , 20 - Clinging To A Principle , 21- Early Manufacturing Trials , 22 - Automobiles For The Masses , 23 - Fighting The Seldon Patent , 24 - "The Greatest Good To The Greatest Number" , 25 - Five Dollars A Day Minimum , 26 - Making It Pay , 27 - The Importance Of A Job , 28 - A Great Educational Institution , 29 - The European War , 30 - The Best Preparedness