Henry Ford's Own Story by Rose Wilder Lane (1886 - 1968)

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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.)

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  • 00 - Foreword
    – 00:05:39
  • 01 - One Summer's Day
    – 00:08:35
  • 02 - Mending a Watch
    – 00:09:44
  • 03 - The First Job
    – 00:07:59
  • 04 - An Exacting Routine
    – 00:08:30
  • 05 - Getting The Machine Idea
    – 00:09:06
  • 06 - Back To The Farm
    – 00:09:48
  • 07 - The Road To Hymen
    – 00:08:54
  • 08 - Making A Farm Efficient
    – 00:08:35
  • 09 - The Lure Of The Machine Shops
    – 00:07:58
  • 10 - "Why Not Use Gasoline?"
    – 00:08:53
  • 11 - Back To Detroit
    – 00:07:38
  • 12 - Learning About Electricity
    – 00:07:31
  • 13 - Eight Hours, But Not For Himself
    – 00:08:27
  • 14 - Struggling With The First Car
    – 00:09:01
  • 15 - A Ride In The Rain
    – 00:08:23
  • 16 - Enter Coffee Jim
    – 00:08:29
  • 17 - Another Eight Years
    – 00:08:24
  • 18 - Winning A Race
    – 00:08:40
  • 19 - Raising Capital
    – 00:08:24
  • 20 - Clinging To A Principle
    – 00:08:56
  • 21- Early Manufacturing Trials
    – 00:10:00
  • 22 - Automobiles For The Masses
    – 00:08:41
  • 23 - Fighting The Seldon Patent
    – 00:08:41
  • 24 - "The Greatest Good To The Greatest Number"
    – 00:09:07
  • 25 - Five Dollars A Day Minimum
    – 00:09:21
  • 26 - Making It Pay
    – 00:09:39
  • 27 - The Importance Of A Job
    – 00:08:31
  • 28 - A Great Educational Institution
    – 00:08:34
  • 29 - The European War
    – 00:08:11
  • 30 - The Best Preparedness
    – 00:08:48
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