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Bezig met laden... Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progressdoor Douglas Brinkley
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In Wheels for the world, Douglas Brinkley reveals the riveting details of Ford Motor Company's epic achievements, chronicling the success of the Tin Lizzie to the beloved Model A through the glory days of the Thunderbird, Mustang, and Taurus, as well as the revolutionary plants where they were built-Highland Park and River Rouge. Brinkley tells of the amazing acquisitions of Volvo, Land Rover, Jaguar, and Mazda in the 1990s. His narrative also explores Ford Motor Company's darker aspects, from its founder's anti-Semitism, ill-considered wartime pacifism, and disloyalty-not only to the cohorts who made him the richest man of his time but also to his only son. Along the way, Brinkley introduces the whole cast of characters-from the early brains of the outfit, later U.S. Senator James Couzens; to CEO Lee Iacocca to the chairman and CEO of today, William Clay Ford, Jr. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Douglas Brinkley does a masterful job of blending meticulous historical detail with a spellbinding story. While he demolishes many of the stereotypes of Henry Ford (demonstrating, for instance, that the man was neither an engineering genius nor a particularly hard worker), he presents the portrait of a whose terrible flaws were overshadowed by by his obstinance. Ford had a dangerous habit of turning against the series of men who helped his fledgling company grow into an unprecedented economic power.
Brinkley goes on to trace the company's history through its first century (the book was commissioned to commemorate the centennial of the Ford Motor Company, though it's definitely not a fawning authorized biography). He presents gripping portraits of the executives who succeeded the founder, together with the obstacles they faced. ( )