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Title:
Henry Ford
Summary:
Chronicles the rise of Henry Ford from machinist and engineer to powerful industrialist. Examines his development of an automobile affordable to the masses and his institution of the five-dollar-a-day wage. Explores his disapproval of organized labor and his antagonistic relationship with his son.
General Note:
Documentary.

Originally produced as an episode of the television series: American experience.

"The world he created he longed to escape"--Container.
Contents:
The natural-born tinkerer -- Ford Motor Company incorporates -- Institutionalizing efficiency -- Five-dollar day revolutionizes industry -- High wages with strings attached -- Boardroom takeover -- An opinionated folk hero -- The end of the Model T -- River Rouge & Greenfield Village -- Labor battles during the Great Depression -- Edsel's death -- Ford's legacy.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Personal Subject:
Publisher:
PBS : Distributed by PBS Distribution,
Electronic Access:
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Publication Date:
2013
ISBN:
9781608838356
Publication Information:
[Arlington, Va.] : PBS : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2013]

©2013
Call Number:
DVD 920 HENRYFO
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