num_pages: 896
description: In this monumental work, one of our finest historians reveals the riveting details of Ford Motor Company’s epic achievements, from the outlandish success of the Model T and V-8 to the glory days of the Thunderbird, Mustang, and Taurus. Brilliant innovators, colorful businessmen, and clever eccentrics, as well as the three Ford factories themselves, all become characters in this gripping drama. Douglas Brinkley is a master at crafting compelling historical narratives, and this exemplary history of one of the preeminent American corporations is his finest achievement yet.
language: English
title: Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress
titlecomplete: Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress
characters: Henry Ford II, Edsel Ford, Henry Ford
genres: Business, Biography, Cars, Labor, Nonfiction, American History, Economics, Autobiography, History
ratings_count: 221
publisher: Penguin Books