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Henry Ford’s Own Story
Book

Full title:  Henry Ford’s Own Story:  How a Farmer Boy Rose to the Power That Goes With Many Millions, Yet Never Lost Touch With Humanity

As told to Rose Wilder Lane

Full book  PDF, 3,086KB


Publisher:  Ellis O. Jones, Forest Hills/New York City
Year:  1917


Full Text of Book

Foreword
Chapter I
Chapter II - MENDING A WATCH
Chapter III - THE FIRST JOB
Chapter IV - AN EXACTING ROUTINE
Chapter V - GETTING THE MACHINE IDEA
Chapter VI - BACK TO THE FARM
Chapter VII - THE ROAD TO HYMEN
Chapter VIII - MAKING A FARM EFFICIENT
Chapter IX - THE LURE OF THE MACHINE SHOPS
Chapter X - "WHY NOT USE GASOLINE?"
Chapter XI - BACK TO DETROIT
Chapter XII - LEARNING ABOUT ELECTRICITY
Chapter XIII - EIGHT HOURS, BUT NOT FOR HIMSELF
Chapter XIV - STRUGGLING WITH THE FIRST CAR
Chapter XV - A RIDE IN THE RAIN
Chapter XVI - ENTER COFFEE JIM
Chapter XVII - ANOTHER EIGHT YEARS
Chapter XVIII - WINNING A RACE
Chapter XIX - RAISING CAPITAL
Chapter XX - CLINGING TO A PRINCIPLE
Chapter XXI - EARLY MANUFACTURING TRIALS
Chapter XXII - AUTOMOBILES FOR THE MASSES
Chapter XXIII - FIGHTING THE SELDON PATENT
Chapter XXIV - "THE GREATEST GOOD TO THE GREATEST NUMBER"
Chapter XXV - FIVE DOLLARS A DAY MINIMUM
Chapter XXVI - MAKING IT PAY
Chapter XXVII - THE IMPORTANCE OF A JOB
Chapter XXVIII - A GREAT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Chapter XXIX - THE EUROPEAN WAR
Chapter XXX - THE BEST PREPAREDNESS


Last edited February 19, 2009



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