Annotated Bibliography for
"henry ford, the great american industrialist"
"Aerial Image View of Henry Ford Museum" Photograph. The Henry Ford. n.p. 1934. Web. 13 March. 2013.
Anderson, Nick. “What Modern Conservatives Think of Henry Ford.” Cartoon. American Progress. n.p. 29 May 2012. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
The illustrator of this political cartoon clearly is showing the differences in opinions on Henry Ford. He clearly describes Ford as an entrepreneur and a master of capitalism. His last box shows people critiquing his opinions of wages, showing that the public does not and did not agree with everything that Henry Ford once said. This work illuminates the topic because it shows that industrial success was not perceived as a positive thing by all people, and neither were its leaders. The references to class warfare, socialism, and Marxism explicitly depict that Henry Ford was influenced by the entire world around him. The world, even in Henry Ford’s time was becoming seemingly smaller with the immense increase in the diffusion of ideas and people. The picture’s depiction of Ford as a “job creator” is rather interesting and confusing. Unlike many other sources, this one claims that Henry Ford helped people receive many jobs. Other sources claim that Ford would fire people rather frequently because of high quotas for efficiency and perfection.
Cahill, Marie. A History of Ford. New York: SMITHMARK, 1992. Print.
The author discusses many aspects of the history of Henry Ford’s company named Ford. She talks about how Ford changed the industry of America by utilizing Eli Whitney’s innovation of interchangeable parts. She later discusses the peace ship that Ford and his company built in order to promote peace in the world. This topic clearly shows that an industrialist and his company had profound effects on the world, politically and economically. The author of this novel does not seem to have as much authority as other authors. Marie Cahill is writer from California, who writes about a wide range of topics from “pet care to Hollywood’s golden era.” It is highly unlikely that she is as much of an expert on this topic than other authors are. This source is also useful because it ties into Ford’s legacy that is carried on through his company. By discussing the company under the leadership of Henry Ford II, the grandson of Henry Ford I, the legacy left by the founder can be analyzed and later utilized.
Collier, Peter, and David Horowitz. The Fords: An American Epic. New York: SUMMIT BOOKS, 1987. Print.
This source is much like the novel by Robert Lacey, in that it focuses heavily on the family of the Fords, both Henry’s ancestors and descendants. However, this novel extensively discusses the competition between Henry Ford and other automotive companies like Dodge and eventually Chevrolet. This author may have relatively high authority on this topic. As a group of well-known authors, Collier and Horowitz are hailed as successful writers on topics of historic families like the Kennedys and the Rockefellers. One of the last chapters will be very useful. It is much like one of the articles where it explicitly states the effects that Ford and his legacy had on the world as a whole. Ford revolutionized all industries and led to a truly efficient economy for the United States.
Davidson, Janet F., and Michael S. Sweeney. On the Move: Transportation and the American Story. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2003. Print.
Much like other sources, this novel discusses Ford’s innovations and ideas that changed his industry and all other industries for the better. Such innovations include the $5.00 workday, which was more than double the wage they were earning before this idea, and the idea of turning the workers into efficient laborers, like robots. This source helps the topic because it shows that not all of the changes and ideas of Ford and his company were taken well. Ford disliked the idea of making his workers like robots and has a quoted apology to workers for this. Not everything was for the better in Ford’s company. This source later discusses the transportation sector of America as a whole, even after the death of Henry Ford. This can be used to show the effect that Henry Ford had on the present day automobile industry and transportation.
"Exploring the Origins of Greenfield Village." Photograph. The Henry Ford Blog. n.p. n.d. Web. 14 March. 2013.
"Ford Foundation" Photograph. Dura Corp. n.p. n.d. Web. 14 March. 2013.
"Ford Model A Tuning Wallpapers and Pictures." Photograph. American Fords. n.p. n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
Although this image is on a seemingly unprofessional web page, it is not useless. This image will actually be useful. This image shows Henry Ford with one of his company's famous creations, the Ford Model A. The Model A was famous and successful, but still was less known and successful than the Ford Model T. An analysis of this picture could tell that Ford shows immense confidence looking into the camera and also some modesty, with his hands in his pockets. At the time that this picture was created to show and advertise the rising company. This picture will be used on the first page because it includes many things including: Ford, one of his company's cars, a corporate building in the background that is most likely the headquarters of Ford Motor Company, and some analyzed legacy aspects.
“Ford Model T Assembly Line.” Photograph. Flickriver. n.p. n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
This picture is extremely useful. This photograph was taken in order to show the general public and other industries, who were the intended audiences, the benefits of the assembly line and the abundance of products that come with it. This photograph was taken also to show what the finished product looked like. This will become useful to show how the assembly line worked and how successful it was in creating such an intricate product, like Ford’s Model T. Hanging above the Model T that is in the foreground of the photograph, there is a machine of some sort that helps the production of Model T’s. This, along with the many workers seen in the background, shows that Ford’s factories used a combination of both human labor and mechanical labor.
"Ford Motor Company Detroit Black Car Cover Logo." Illustration. Dearborn Classics. n.p. n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.
This illustration is of the original Ford Motor Company logo. Back then, the logo is in black and white. This image will be useful because it will help show the evolution of the company. It will be used on the company page, which describes the company's evolution from the start to the end of Ford's life. While describing the corporate changes, this image of the visual change will help show the evolution. Most people know the seemingly simple logo of Ford Motor Company today. Seeing the original, compared to what people know as the modern logo, will prove the point that the company has changed since its foundation over 100 years ago.
"Ford River Rouge Plant 1927." Photograph. Steel Industry Photography. n.p. n.d. Web. 19 March. 2013.
Gracely, Brian. “1924 Model T Assembly Line.” Photograph. IT Knowledge Exchange. n.p. 28 Oct. 2012. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
Much like a previous picture, this photograph shows the work and efficiency of making one Model T. This photograph is particularly useful because it shows the depth of the assembly line and the amount of time and effort to for scrap pieces to become one Model T. This picture does not show the finished product as well as other sources do, but it does show the great lengths that Ford and his company went to in order to attain high efficiency for a valuable product. This photograph shows the immense amount of machines that are used in the production of automobiles. This shows that the production processes have become more mechanized and that Henry Ford liked a combination of machine and man, much like the other picture shows.
"Henry Ford." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.
This source is interesting because it is very different. In the first sentence, it mentions something that Henry Ford and his company’s successes could have influenced, and that was culture. This source provides a viewpoint that was not common with other sources. Other sources, unlike this one, focused on social structure and economic dealings between companies and their workers. Later on in this article, there are a few paragraphs about Ford’s political affiliations, which show that at this time period, much like present day, economically successful businessmen are often considered to be good leaders of the nation’s biggest business, the United States government. This source also shows the importance of big businesses when it comes to war. It describes the fact that Ford’s factories helped supply ammunition and military vehicles to the American armies in World War I. The intended audience of this article is the large population of students who need biographical research. This article also helps with research projects that are made to prove a point.
"Henry Ford." Business Leader Profiles for Students. Ed. Sheila Dow and Jaime E. Noce. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1999. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.
This source is extremely useful. This is because it explicitly states the social and economic effects that Ford and his automobile company had on the industry, the nation, and even the world as a whole. This is extremely helpful because Henry Ford is remembered for being the founder of Ford Motors, but he is remembered more for the innovations and philosophies that were made for his company. This source will help present Ford’s benefits to society then and now. This work is not like the others. The others require much more reading to find something that implies Ford’s effects on society and the economy. This source is different in that it not only makes a whole section but, it explicitly says exactly what his influence was on America.
"Henry Ford." Illustration. Barewalls. Time Magazine. n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.
This illustration of the Time Magazine's cover shows Henry Ford's picture. This picture shows that Henry Ford was influential enough to earn him the place on the cover of Time Magazine. This picture will be used as a heading at the top of a page to show the immense influence that Henry Ford had on the United States. This picture was intended for the general public, when it was still the cover and not just a picture of the cover. This public picture was created to advertise Ford's accomplishments and benefits to the American society and economy.
“Henry Ford.” The American Experience. PBS. WMHT-TV 17, Albany. 23 Jan. 2013. Television.
The authority of this source is arguable at best. Some may consider the fact that PBS made this long, descriptive documentary as a very good source. Others may question the authority of a subsidized television network for the public. This source definitely does not have as much authority as a documentary from a network like the History Channel would. Either way, this source does have authority, because it was broadcasted on a public network that is frequently used to help educate people. This source provides extensive knowledge into Henry Ford’s entire life including the founding of Ford Motor Company, the economic decisions and adversities faced by the corporation’s executives, and the philosophies that Henry Ford held true, both for his business and his family. The fact that this source is a documentary makes this source very different. It presents the information much differently. The intended audience was unarguably the large population of children looking to advance their knowledge. This is because of relatively simple vocabulary used and the choice of network.
"Henry Ford and the Quadracycle." Photograph. The Henry Ford. n.p. n.d. Web. 18 March. 2013.
"Henry Ford, Best, Quotes, Sayings, Business, Profits, Deep." Photograph. Favimages. n.p. n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2013.
Although this image comes from a blog and has a seemingly unprofessional name, it shows Henry Ford as a person and with one of his core beliefs about business. The web page that this image comes from is rather unprofessional and seemingly lacks the authority to discuss or critique Henry Ford, compared to many of the other sources. The person who uploaded this picture to this web page probably lacks credentials to thoroughly and effectively critique Henry Ford. The intended audience for this picture was essentially anybody that would like to know about this mysterious author, who claims that the attached quote is "deep," or about Henry Ford.
"Henry Ford's Business Philosophy." American Decades Primary Sources. Ed. Cynthia Rose. Vol. 2: 1910-1919. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 98-102. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.
This source is useful because it focuses on Ford’s business strategies and dealings more so than his life. It discusses Ford’s dealings with the Dodge brothers, who eventually start the Dodge automobile company. It provides direct quotations from Henry Ford himself, which can be used to show Ford’s true character. These quotes can also be analyzed to show strategies and influence on the automobile industry. This source is mostly concerned with the rivalry and hostilities between Ford and the Dodge Brothers, which can be used to show how economic rivalry at this time led to some industrialists’ success and others’ failures. This source is not like the majority of the others in that it provides extensive quotes from Ford.
"Highland Park." Photograph. The Detroit Bureau. n.p. n.d. Web. 18 March. 2013.
Lacey, Robert. Ford: The Men and the Machine. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1986. Print.
This source is awfully similar to the novel written by Peter Collier and David Horowitz, in that both discuss the Ford family. This source mentions Ford’s family much more than any other individual source. It does discuss Ford’s economic actions like the Peace Ship, the Model T, the moving assembly line, and even the stocks of the company. This source evaluates the stock situations that Ford faced, with much more depth than any other source. This author may have relatively good authority over this topic. As a resident of Detroit, Michigan, Robert Lacey is right in the area of where Henry Ford became one of the most influential and famous industrialists of the era. Like the history of industry novel, this source also provides a general idea of industry and life before Henry Ford and how different it was after Henry Ford’s ideas and innovations were implemented into society.
Osgood, Ellen L. History of Industry. Boston: Ginn and Company, 1935. Print.
This source is going to be very helpful. Unlike almost all of the other sources, this one truly shows the amount of change that Henry Ford caused. As a book that provides the history of industry, and by extension the American economy as well, this book tells of the beginning, middle, and end. The true way to see how a person affects an industry is to see that industry before this person and after. Ford essentially built the automobile industry from the ground up. This source does have disadvantages. The authority of this author may be very skeptical because of the date it was written, 1935. This means that the author would not have known anything of the events that transpired because of Henry Ford and his legacy after 1935. This long interim between this source’s publication and modern day may serve as a hindrance to the overall authority of this author.
Tedlow, Richard S. Giants of Enterprise. New York: HarperCollins, 2001. Print.
This source may in fact become the basis of the entire project. The author of this source, Richard S. Tedlow, was a professor at Harvard Business School, specializing in market and business history. Harvard is a highly esteemed institution and those who attend its university or work at its university are also highly esteemed. Tedlow has much more authority to critique the successes and failures of Ford than anybody in the other sources, because he is clearly a highly successful expert. This source was intended for a more educated audience, in that it discusses the economic effects that Ford had on the American economy, and later how the American economy during the Great Depression had an effect on Ford and his company. This source is much better than the majority of other sources. This not only provides a timeline, but also direct quotes, which can be used to analyze Ford’s philosophy’s and strategies, and immense details on Ford and how he and his company interact on a global scale.
Young, Jeff C. Henry Ford: Genius Behind the Affordable Car. Berkley Heights: Enslow, 2008. Print.
Although this is novel seems to be intended for children, it does provide a purpose. Not only does it have many great pictures that could eventually be found and utilized for this topic, but it also has briefly discusses many topics that other sources do not. Some such topics include Ford’s involvement with the U.S. Senate, Ford’s lawsuits, and Ford’s decision to almost run for President of the United States. In the very back of the book, it provides many definitions that can be utilized to make this project more comprehendible to those who may not fully understand the economic terms and conditions. This source should be used to expand on comprehensive ability, but also to serve as source that focuses more on Ford’s actions that affected society rather than his simple biography. This source is not the best, but it does provide some relevance to the topic.
"1928 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan." Photograph. Car and Driver. n.p. n.d. Web. 18 March. 2013.
"1949 Ford Strike, Assembly Lines, Dearborn, Michigan" Photograph. Walter P. Reuther Library. n.p. 6 May 1949. Web. 19 March. 2013.
All picture and online article sources are hyperlinked to the corresponding website.
Anderson, Nick. “What Modern Conservatives Think of Henry Ford.” Cartoon. American Progress. n.p. 29 May 2012. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
The illustrator of this political cartoon clearly is showing the differences in opinions on Henry Ford. He clearly describes Ford as an entrepreneur and a master of capitalism. His last box shows people critiquing his opinions of wages, showing that the public does not and did not agree with everything that Henry Ford once said. This work illuminates the topic because it shows that industrial success was not perceived as a positive thing by all people, and neither were its leaders. The references to class warfare, socialism, and Marxism explicitly depict that Henry Ford was influenced by the entire world around him. The world, even in Henry Ford’s time was becoming seemingly smaller with the immense increase in the diffusion of ideas and people. The picture’s depiction of Ford as a “job creator” is rather interesting and confusing. Unlike many other sources, this one claims that Henry Ford helped people receive many jobs. Other sources claim that Ford would fire people rather frequently because of high quotas for efficiency and perfection.
Cahill, Marie. A History of Ford. New York: SMITHMARK, 1992. Print.
The author discusses many aspects of the history of Henry Ford’s company named Ford. She talks about how Ford changed the industry of America by utilizing Eli Whitney’s innovation of interchangeable parts. She later discusses the peace ship that Ford and his company built in order to promote peace in the world. This topic clearly shows that an industrialist and his company had profound effects on the world, politically and economically. The author of this novel does not seem to have as much authority as other authors. Marie Cahill is writer from California, who writes about a wide range of topics from “pet care to Hollywood’s golden era.” It is highly unlikely that she is as much of an expert on this topic than other authors are. This source is also useful because it ties into Ford’s legacy that is carried on through his company. By discussing the company under the leadership of Henry Ford II, the grandson of Henry Ford I, the legacy left by the founder can be analyzed and later utilized.
Collier, Peter, and David Horowitz. The Fords: An American Epic. New York: SUMMIT BOOKS, 1987. Print.
This source is much like the novel by Robert Lacey, in that it focuses heavily on the family of the Fords, both Henry’s ancestors and descendants. However, this novel extensively discusses the competition between Henry Ford and other automotive companies like Dodge and eventually Chevrolet. This author may have relatively high authority on this topic. As a group of well-known authors, Collier and Horowitz are hailed as successful writers on topics of historic families like the Kennedys and the Rockefellers. One of the last chapters will be very useful. It is much like one of the articles where it explicitly states the effects that Ford and his legacy had on the world as a whole. Ford revolutionized all industries and led to a truly efficient economy for the United States.
Davidson, Janet F., and Michael S. Sweeney. On the Move: Transportation and the American Story. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2003. Print.
Much like other sources, this novel discusses Ford’s innovations and ideas that changed his industry and all other industries for the better. Such innovations include the $5.00 workday, which was more than double the wage they were earning before this idea, and the idea of turning the workers into efficient laborers, like robots. This source helps the topic because it shows that not all of the changes and ideas of Ford and his company were taken well. Ford disliked the idea of making his workers like robots and has a quoted apology to workers for this. Not everything was for the better in Ford’s company. This source later discusses the transportation sector of America as a whole, even after the death of Henry Ford. This can be used to show the effect that Henry Ford had on the present day automobile industry and transportation.
"Exploring the Origins of Greenfield Village." Photograph. The Henry Ford Blog. n.p. n.d. Web. 14 March. 2013.
"Ford Foundation" Photograph. Dura Corp. n.p. n.d. Web. 14 March. 2013.
"Ford Model A Tuning Wallpapers and Pictures." Photograph. American Fords. n.p. n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
Although this image is on a seemingly unprofessional web page, it is not useless. This image will actually be useful. This image shows Henry Ford with one of his company's famous creations, the Ford Model A. The Model A was famous and successful, but still was less known and successful than the Ford Model T. An analysis of this picture could tell that Ford shows immense confidence looking into the camera and also some modesty, with his hands in his pockets. At the time that this picture was created to show and advertise the rising company. This picture will be used on the first page because it includes many things including: Ford, one of his company's cars, a corporate building in the background that is most likely the headquarters of Ford Motor Company, and some analyzed legacy aspects.
“Ford Model T Assembly Line.” Photograph. Flickriver. n.p. n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
This picture is extremely useful. This photograph was taken in order to show the general public and other industries, who were the intended audiences, the benefits of the assembly line and the abundance of products that come with it. This photograph was taken also to show what the finished product looked like. This will become useful to show how the assembly line worked and how successful it was in creating such an intricate product, like Ford’s Model T. Hanging above the Model T that is in the foreground of the photograph, there is a machine of some sort that helps the production of Model T’s. This, along with the many workers seen in the background, shows that Ford’s factories used a combination of both human labor and mechanical labor.
"Ford Motor Company Detroit Black Car Cover Logo." Illustration. Dearborn Classics. n.p. n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.
This illustration is of the original Ford Motor Company logo. Back then, the logo is in black and white. This image will be useful because it will help show the evolution of the company. It will be used on the company page, which describes the company's evolution from the start to the end of Ford's life. While describing the corporate changes, this image of the visual change will help show the evolution. Most people know the seemingly simple logo of Ford Motor Company today. Seeing the original, compared to what people know as the modern logo, will prove the point that the company has changed since its foundation over 100 years ago.
"Ford River Rouge Plant 1927." Photograph. Steel Industry Photography. n.p. n.d. Web. 19 March. 2013.
Gracely, Brian. “1924 Model T Assembly Line.” Photograph. IT Knowledge Exchange. n.p. 28 Oct. 2012. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
Much like a previous picture, this photograph shows the work and efficiency of making one Model T. This photograph is particularly useful because it shows the depth of the assembly line and the amount of time and effort to for scrap pieces to become one Model T. This picture does not show the finished product as well as other sources do, but it does show the great lengths that Ford and his company went to in order to attain high efficiency for a valuable product. This photograph shows the immense amount of machines that are used in the production of automobiles. This shows that the production processes have become more mechanized and that Henry Ford liked a combination of machine and man, much like the other picture shows.
"Henry Ford." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.
This source is interesting because it is very different. In the first sentence, it mentions something that Henry Ford and his company’s successes could have influenced, and that was culture. This source provides a viewpoint that was not common with other sources. Other sources, unlike this one, focused on social structure and economic dealings between companies and their workers. Later on in this article, there are a few paragraphs about Ford’s political affiliations, which show that at this time period, much like present day, economically successful businessmen are often considered to be good leaders of the nation’s biggest business, the United States government. This source also shows the importance of big businesses when it comes to war. It describes the fact that Ford’s factories helped supply ammunition and military vehicles to the American armies in World War I. The intended audience of this article is the large population of students who need biographical research. This article also helps with research projects that are made to prove a point.
"Henry Ford." Business Leader Profiles for Students. Ed. Sheila Dow and Jaime E. Noce. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1999. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.
This source is extremely useful. This is because it explicitly states the social and economic effects that Ford and his automobile company had on the industry, the nation, and even the world as a whole. This is extremely helpful because Henry Ford is remembered for being the founder of Ford Motors, but he is remembered more for the innovations and philosophies that were made for his company. This source will help present Ford’s benefits to society then and now. This work is not like the others. The others require much more reading to find something that implies Ford’s effects on society and the economy. This source is different in that it not only makes a whole section but, it explicitly says exactly what his influence was on America.
"Henry Ford." Illustration. Barewalls. Time Magazine. n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.
This illustration of the Time Magazine's cover shows Henry Ford's picture. This picture shows that Henry Ford was influential enough to earn him the place on the cover of Time Magazine. This picture will be used as a heading at the top of a page to show the immense influence that Henry Ford had on the United States. This picture was intended for the general public, when it was still the cover and not just a picture of the cover. This public picture was created to advertise Ford's accomplishments and benefits to the American society and economy.
“Henry Ford.” The American Experience. PBS. WMHT-TV 17, Albany. 23 Jan. 2013. Television.
The authority of this source is arguable at best. Some may consider the fact that PBS made this long, descriptive documentary as a very good source. Others may question the authority of a subsidized television network for the public. This source definitely does not have as much authority as a documentary from a network like the History Channel would. Either way, this source does have authority, because it was broadcasted on a public network that is frequently used to help educate people. This source provides extensive knowledge into Henry Ford’s entire life including the founding of Ford Motor Company, the economic decisions and adversities faced by the corporation’s executives, and the philosophies that Henry Ford held true, both for his business and his family. The fact that this source is a documentary makes this source very different. It presents the information much differently. The intended audience was unarguably the large population of children looking to advance their knowledge. This is because of relatively simple vocabulary used and the choice of network.
"Henry Ford and the Quadracycle." Photograph. The Henry Ford. n.p. n.d. Web. 18 March. 2013.
"Henry Ford, Best, Quotes, Sayings, Business, Profits, Deep." Photograph. Favimages. n.p. n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2013.
Although this image comes from a blog and has a seemingly unprofessional name, it shows Henry Ford as a person and with one of his core beliefs about business. The web page that this image comes from is rather unprofessional and seemingly lacks the authority to discuss or critique Henry Ford, compared to many of the other sources. The person who uploaded this picture to this web page probably lacks credentials to thoroughly and effectively critique Henry Ford. The intended audience for this picture was essentially anybody that would like to know about this mysterious author, who claims that the attached quote is "deep," or about Henry Ford.
"Henry Ford's Business Philosophy." American Decades Primary Sources. Ed. Cynthia Rose. Vol. 2: 1910-1919. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 98-102. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.
This source is useful because it focuses on Ford’s business strategies and dealings more so than his life. It discusses Ford’s dealings with the Dodge brothers, who eventually start the Dodge automobile company. It provides direct quotations from Henry Ford himself, which can be used to show Ford’s true character. These quotes can also be analyzed to show strategies and influence on the automobile industry. This source is mostly concerned with the rivalry and hostilities between Ford and the Dodge Brothers, which can be used to show how economic rivalry at this time led to some industrialists’ success and others’ failures. This source is not like the majority of the others in that it provides extensive quotes from Ford.
"Highland Park." Photograph. The Detroit Bureau. n.p. n.d. Web. 18 March. 2013.
Lacey, Robert. Ford: The Men and the Machine. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1986. Print.
This source is awfully similar to the novel written by Peter Collier and David Horowitz, in that both discuss the Ford family. This source mentions Ford’s family much more than any other individual source. It does discuss Ford’s economic actions like the Peace Ship, the Model T, the moving assembly line, and even the stocks of the company. This source evaluates the stock situations that Ford faced, with much more depth than any other source. This author may have relatively good authority over this topic. As a resident of Detroit, Michigan, Robert Lacey is right in the area of where Henry Ford became one of the most influential and famous industrialists of the era. Like the history of industry novel, this source also provides a general idea of industry and life before Henry Ford and how different it was after Henry Ford’s ideas and innovations were implemented into society.
Osgood, Ellen L. History of Industry. Boston: Ginn and Company, 1935. Print.
This source is going to be very helpful. Unlike almost all of the other sources, this one truly shows the amount of change that Henry Ford caused. As a book that provides the history of industry, and by extension the American economy as well, this book tells of the beginning, middle, and end. The true way to see how a person affects an industry is to see that industry before this person and after. Ford essentially built the automobile industry from the ground up. This source does have disadvantages. The authority of this author may be very skeptical because of the date it was written, 1935. This means that the author would not have known anything of the events that transpired because of Henry Ford and his legacy after 1935. This long interim between this source’s publication and modern day may serve as a hindrance to the overall authority of this author.
Tedlow, Richard S. Giants of Enterprise. New York: HarperCollins, 2001. Print.
This source may in fact become the basis of the entire project. The author of this source, Richard S. Tedlow, was a professor at Harvard Business School, specializing in market and business history. Harvard is a highly esteemed institution and those who attend its university or work at its university are also highly esteemed. Tedlow has much more authority to critique the successes and failures of Ford than anybody in the other sources, because he is clearly a highly successful expert. This source was intended for a more educated audience, in that it discusses the economic effects that Ford had on the American economy, and later how the American economy during the Great Depression had an effect on Ford and his company. This source is much better than the majority of other sources. This not only provides a timeline, but also direct quotes, which can be used to analyze Ford’s philosophy’s and strategies, and immense details on Ford and how he and his company interact on a global scale.
Young, Jeff C. Henry Ford: Genius Behind the Affordable Car. Berkley Heights: Enslow, 2008. Print.
Although this is novel seems to be intended for children, it does provide a purpose. Not only does it have many great pictures that could eventually be found and utilized for this topic, but it also has briefly discusses many topics that other sources do not. Some such topics include Ford’s involvement with the U.S. Senate, Ford’s lawsuits, and Ford’s decision to almost run for President of the United States. In the very back of the book, it provides many definitions that can be utilized to make this project more comprehendible to those who may not fully understand the economic terms and conditions. This source should be used to expand on comprehensive ability, but also to serve as source that focuses more on Ford’s actions that affected society rather than his simple biography. This source is not the best, but it does provide some relevance to the topic.
"1928 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan." Photograph. Car and Driver. n.p. n.d. Web. 18 March. 2013.
"1949 Ford Strike, Assembly Lines, Dearborn, Michigan" Photograph. Walter P. Reuther Library. n.p. 6 May 1949. Web. 19 March. 2013.
All picture and online article sources are hyperlinked to the corresponding website.