Friends, families, & forays : scenes from the life and times of Henry Ford / by Ford R. Bryan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bryan, Ford R. (Ford Richardson)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.

Ford, Henry.

Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950.

Ford, Clara Bryant.

Ford Motor Company.

Physical Description:

448 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Friends, families and forays

Place of Publication:

Dearborn, Mich. : Ford Books, 2002.

Summary:

Describes people and interests that colored the life of Henry Ford I. Part I encompasses Ford's encounters with famous people such as George Washington Carver, Helen Keller, Mahatma Gandhi, and others. Part 2 details the branches of the Ford family tree. Part 3 addresses Ford's mechanical pursuits including the electric car, speedboat Miss Dearborn, and robot engines. Parts 5 and 6 detail financial investments and humanitarian efforts. Part 6 identifies luxuries; Fair Lane residence, the Wayside Inn, the Botsford Tavern, Richmond Hill Plantation, etc.

Contents:

Part I. Friends and Acquaintances

1. Greenfield Dancing Club of 1882 12

2. Thomas Edison 21

3. Harvey Firestone 34

4. John Burroughs 44

5. Martha Berry 51

6. George Washington Carver 59

7. McGuffey Readers 70

8. Mahatma Gandhi 76

9. Henry Clausen 79

Part II. Relatives

10. Ford Family Tree 84

11. Ford Cemetery 90

12. Great-grandmother Rebecca 95

13. Great-uncle Robert 101

14. Brother John 104

15. Sisters Margaret and Jane 110

16. Brother Will 118

17. The Litogots 125

Part III. Mechanical Exploits

19. Gasoline Rail Car 147

20. Ford-Edison Electric Car 153

21. Excursion into Railroading 162

22. Fordson Truck 172

23. Ford's Amazing X-8 Vehicle 178

24. The Speedboat Miss Dearborn 183

25. Ford's Robot Engines 187

26. Ford and the Metric Dilemma 194

Part IV. Financial Investments

27. Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway 202

28. Michigan Stump Farm 208

29. Experience at Cape May 226

30. Dearborn's Deep Test Well 229

31. Dearborn Flour Mill 235

32. Florida Rubber Plantation 242

33. Edison Botanic Research Corporation 249

34. Frischkorn Investment Company 256

35. The Ford Foundation 263

Part V. Humanitarian Efforts

36. Fordism: An Economic Philosophy 272

37. The Sociological Department 276

38. Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital 283

39. Letters from the Past 288

40. Quest for Alcohol Fuels 297

41. Cooperative Farmers Association 303

42. Two Camps for Boys 312

43. Georgia Experiments 317

44. Henry and the Disabled 326

45. Did You Hear from Mr. Ford? 336

Part VI. Luxuries

46. Fair Lane 342

47. The Mangoes 353

48. The Yacht Sialia 363

49. The Railway Car Fair Lane 370

50. Wayside Inn 376

51. Botsford Tavern 387

52. Dearborn Country Club 396

53. Richmond Hill 403

54. Huron Mountain Club 414

55. Henry Ford in Sculpture 420.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0814331084

OCLC:

50530479