My Life and Work is Henry Ford's autobiography, written with Samuel Crowther. It recounts his early life, the founding of the Ford Motor Company, and the ideas behind mass production and the Model T. Listeners interested in industrial history and early business philosophy will find it a revealing account of how modern manufacturing took shape.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
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MY LIFE AND WORK
By Henry Ford
In Collaboration With Samuel Crowther
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION—WHAT IS THE IDEA?
I. THE BEGINNING
II. WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT BUSINESS
III. STARTING THE REAL BUSINESS
IV. THE SECRET OF MANUFACTURING AND SERVING
V. GETTING INTO PRODUCTION VI. MACHINES AND MEN VII. THE TERROR OF THE MACHINE. VIII. WAGES IX. WHY NOT ALWAYS HAVE GOOD BUSINESS? X. HOW CHEAPLY CAN THINGS BE MADE? XI. MONEY AND GOODS XII. MONEY—MASTER OR SERVANT? XIII. WHY BE POOR? XIV. THE TRACTOR AND POWER FARMING XV. WHY CHARITY? XVI. THE RAILROADS XVII. THINGS IN GENERAL XVIII. DEMOCRACY AND INDUSTRY XIX. WHAT WE MAY EXPECT. INDEX INTRODUCTION
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