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Henry and Edsel: The Creation of the Ford Empire by Bak, Richard
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- Yes
- ISBN
- 0471234877
- Subject Area
- Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
- Publication Name
- Henry and Edsel : the Creation of the Ford Empire
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Item Length
- 10.6 in
- Subject
- Industries / Automobile Industry, General, Business
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Item Weight
- 22.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5 in
- Number of Pages
- 313 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471234877
ISBN-13
9780471234876
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2472804
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
313 Pages
Publication Name
Henry and Edsel : the Creation of the Ford Empire
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Subject
Industries / Automobile Industry, General, Business
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz
Item Length
10.6 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2003-004786
Reviews
Bak (Detroit Across Three Centuries) gives new life to the well-known story of industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947) and his rise from Michigan farm boy to the powerful head of an automobile manufacturing company. Deeply interested in anything mechanical, Ford left the family farm to become a machinist's apprentice, an engineer, a race-car builder and, in 1903, founded the Form Motor Company. In 1908, the company produced the Model T, a simple designed car form the average family that was wildly successful and make Ford a millionaire. Responsible for implementing the assembly line in the mass production of cars, Ford also initially provided his workers with a living wage. In this engrossing history, the author traces the power grabs at Ford Motor, focusing particularly on the relationship between Ford and his only son, Edsel, both of whom spring to life here. Although Form initially planned to have Edsel take over the company, he relied on the advice of Henry Bennett, the tyrannical security chief, who thought that Edsel was a weakling. According to Bak, Edsel was a cultured, talented man and an expert at designing cars. He did not share his father's hatred of unions that translated into repeated violence against organizers. Ford outlived his son, who dies of cancer, a death many believed to have been hastened by conflicts with his father. Despite their problems, Ford loved his son and was deeply grieved by his death. Fully documented here (though not for the first time) is Ford's virulent anti-Semitism, which he expressed through articles in the Dearborn Independent . Photos. (Oct.) ( Publishers Weekly , August 18, 2003) One of many books on the Ford Motor Company published in this, its centennial year, Bak's work focuses on the relationship between founder and patriarch Henry Ford and his son, Edsel. It is a true story perhaps better suited to a TV movie: the strong-willed father runs the company with an iron fist. marginalizing his talented son and instead relying on fixer/brawlerwler Harry Benrtett. Why Ford Sr. embraced Bennett and not his son comes down to ego. Even after Henry, at age 75, finally turned the company over to his son, Bennett was still on the payroll. Edsel died of cancer in 1943 after leading the Ford Motor Company for only two years. An elderly Henry, loath to give lip his leadership role, resumed the presidency. But while Edsel has often been portrayed as a weak and ineffectual leader, Bak counters that Edsel was a sensible manager whose creative business solutions helped the company survive the many tough challenges in its first decades. This work is valuable as both a sociological and a psychological study, and business and automotive historians will also be interested. --Eric C. Shoaf, Brown Univ. lib., Providence, RI ( Library Journal , September 15, 2003) "...the book is rich in detail..." ( Director , January 2004) "...good at illuminating the often ridiculous quarrels between the pair..." ( Focus , February 2004) "...offers a new perspective on the human drama that changed the shape of Ford...must reading for anyone interested in business..." ( Bolton Evening News , 11 March 2004), "...engrossing history and that Bak gives new life to the well-known story of industrialist Henry Ford. " ( Publishers Weekly , August 18, 2003) "This work is valuable as both a sociological and a psychological study, and business and automotive historians will also be intgerested." ( Library Journal , September 15, 2003) "...the book is rich in detail..." ( Director , January 2004) "...good at illuminating the often ridiculous quarrels between the pair..." ( Focus , February 2004) "...offers a new perspective on the human drama that changed the shape of Ford...must reading for anyone interested in business..." ( Bolton Evening News , 11 March 2004)
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
338.7/6292/092273 B
Table Of Content
Acnowledgments. 1. Farmboy, Tinkerer. 2.The Horse is Gone. 3. Rearview Mirror : Ford the "Automobileer" in 1900. 4. Who Can't Afford a Fordmobile'. 5. Hunka Tin. 6. The Five Dollar Day. 7. Rearview Mirror : The Crystal Palace in 1914. 8. War on Several Fronts. 9. Joy Ride. 10. Farewell, Lizzie. 11. Chronicle of the Neglected Truth. 12. The Little Man in the Basement. 13. Rearview Mirror : The Crown Prince at Work and at Play. 14. Airships and Time Machines. 15. An Invitation to Organize. 16. Bullets and Frescoes. 17. A Matter of Style. 18. The Overpass. 19. Rearview Mirror : Battling "Fordism" in 1937. 20. A New Social Order. 21. You Know How Father Is. 22. Running on Empty. 23. Rearview Mirror : The Last Years of the Flivver King. Postscript. Ford After Ford. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Picture Credits. Index.
Synopsis
The epic struggle between a father and son and the building of a worldwide business empire In this retelling of the story of the rise of Ford Motors, journalist Richard Bak offers a daring new perspective on the human drama that helped shape one of the world's great business empires. No dry corporate history, Henry and Edsel focuses on the epic battle of wills between the unyielding Henry Ford, his gifted son Edsel, and his "second son," the brutal and insidious Harry Bennet who rose from barroom brawler to become Henry's heir apparent. Bak dispels the common misperception of Edsel Ford as a weak and ineffectual manager, and explains that it was in fact Edsel's level-headedness and imaginative business solutions and that allowed the company to survive the many challenges to its survival in the first half of the twentieth century. Timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary celebration of Ford Motor Company, Henry and Edsel is sure to be warmly received by history buffs and business readers. Richard Bak (Detroit, MI) is a veteran journalist who has written widely on the Fords and the automobile industry., An Epic Battle of Generations It is commonly believed that Henry Ford was a dynamic, innovative visionary who ran his company with an iron hand and an eye to the future-while his son Edsel was a weak, if dutiful, heir and an uninspired manager, who followed his father's orders. Henry and Edsel, the first biography to focus on both father and son, turns that common belief on its ear. Offering a daring new perspective on the human drama that changed the shape of Ford Motor company, author Richard Bak explores the ongoing friction between Henry and Edsel over adapting to a changing competitive environment and lays bare the stark contrasts between the two men. Henry emerges as a complex and self-contradictory man who was not entirely comfortable in the new world that he had done so much to create, while Edsel is revealed as a gifted, levelheaded, and imaginative businessman with a keen sense of where the market was headed. Among the many issues examined in this fascinating history are: The years-long conflict over modifying the Model T Edsel's successful development of the Lincoln Continental Henry's hatred of labor unions and the rise of Henry Bennett Edsel's relentless struggle to modernize and transform the company The climactic struggle between Henry, Edsel, and Henry Bennett for control of the Ford empire, The epic struggle between a father and son and the building of a worldwide business empire In this retelling of the story of the rise of Ford Motors, journalist Richard Bak offers a daring new perspective on the human drama that helped shape one of the world's great business empires.
LC Classification Number
HD9710.U52F655 2003
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