Henry Ford [DVD] / a Sarah Colt Productions film for American Experience ; a production of WGBH Boston ; written, produced, and directed by Sarah Colt.
Format:
[DVD] /
Edition:
DVD ; Widescreen.
Publisher:
Distributed by PBS Distribution,
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. and b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
"The world he created he longed to escape"--Container. Originally broadcast on television as part of the television series the American experience. Narrator, Oliver Platt.
Contents:
The natural-born tinkerer -- Ford Motor Company incorporates -- Institutionalizing efficiency -- Five-dollar day revolutionizes industry -- High wages with strings attached -- Boardroom takeover -- An opinionated folk hero -- The end of the Model T -- River Rouge & Greenfield Village -- Labor battles during the Great Depression -- Edsel's death -- Ford's legacy.
Summary:
Profiles the life of Henry Ford who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century. Through his own fierce determination, he created the Model T, the most successful car in history, and introduced the groundbreaking five-dollar-a-day wage, ushering in the modern world as we know it. A hero to many ordinary Americans, he battled his workers and bullied those who looked up to him, including his only son.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.