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This autobiography collection contains My Life and Work: The Autobiography of Henry Ford, My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla, and The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.

The Four Trials of Henry Ford chronicles Henry Ford’s forays into landmark litigation during the early years of the 20th century. Ford was a man of extraordinary genius in the intricacies and workings of mechanical objects and in the identification and hiring of talented engineers and administrative managers. But he was constitutionally unable to permit a light to shine on anyone other than himself and often employed humiliating tactics to terminate any employee who rose to prominence.

Henry Ford (1863-1947) fue un empresario estadounidense que fundó la célebre compañía Ford Motor Company y se le considera el padre de las cadenas de producción y montaje modernas, las cuales permitieron la producción en masa e iniciaron una nueva revolución industrial. Sus automóviles revolucionaron el transporte y el comercio de Estados Unidos y del mundo entero. Con más de ciento sesenta patentes a sus espaldas y numerosas empresas en su poder, Henry Ford llegó a ser una de las personas más conocidas y ricas del mundo.

Henry Ford, Automobilpionier: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

Here is the story of a mechanically inclined farm boy who turned the automobile from a toy for the wealthy, into a necessity for modern life.

This biography approaches the story of Henry Ford in the context of his world. For example, roads were as much a factor for cars, as the car was for roads. The farmer would not risk his livelihood on a Ford internal combustion tractor until the engine proved itself in his Sunday car.