In 1879, a 16-year-old boy left his father’s farm for Detroit. At the time when means of transportation were trains or horse carriages and the first automobiles were mostly seen as racing machines for the rich, he would later open a car company and change the course of the automobile industry to what we know today.
The Farmer Boy Who Invented Ford
In 1879, a 16-year-old boy left his father’s farm for Detroit. At the time when means of transportation were trains or horse carriages and the first automobiles were mostly seen as racing machines for the rich, he would later open a car company and change the course of the automobile industry to what we know today. 35 years later after his arrival to Detroit, half of all cars on Earth were carrying his name, and Henry Ford would become one of the wealthiest men in American history.
Chapters:
00:00 - 00:38 Prologue
00:39 - 02:48 The Farmer Boy
02:49 - 04:57 Moving Out
04:58 - 07:57 The New Engine
07:36 - 11:29 The Business Failures
11:30 - 15:34 Ford Motor Company
15:35 - 18:59 The Assembly Line
19:00 -21:36 Trouble In Paradise
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