- GrowinguponaremoteMichiganfarm.HenryFordknewlittleofallthisbuthesoonshowedsignsthathebelongedtoanewgenerationofAmericansinterestedmoreintheindustrialfuturethanintheagriculturalpast.Likemostpioneerfarmers,hisfather,William,hopedthathiseldestsonwouldjo...
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- AlthoughHenryFord'snameiscloselyassociatedwiththeconceptofmassproduction,heshouldreceiveequalcreditforintroducinglaborpracticesasearlyas1913thatwouldbeconsideredadvancedevenbytoday'sstandards.Safetymeasureswereimproved,andtheworkdaywasreducedtoeighthou...
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