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A 5 page analysis of Nevins' biography of Henry Ford‹however, the writer states that this book is much more then a biography of industrialist Henry Ford. This comprehensive volume outlines the entire development of the internal combustion engine and the automobile and also places it within a historical context that begins a century ahead of Ford's time in the early 1800s. In this way, Nevins gives the reader an in-depth understanding as to the significance of the automobile and the role that it has played in industrial development of this country, as well as the role played specifically by Henry Ford and the company that he created. No additional sources cited.
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historical context that begins a century ahead of Fords time in the early 1800s. In this way, Nevins gives the reader an in-depth understanding as to the significance of the
automobile and the role that it has played in industrial development of this country, as well as the role played specifically by Henry Ford and the company that he created.
Nevins begins by emphasizing the size of America and the problem that distance represented in previous centuries. Goods traveling from the mouth of the Mississippi, for instance, on a
keel boat needed a crew of twenty men and between seventy-five and ninety-five days to reach Louisville (2). Thus, before delving into the life of Henry Ford and the industrial
revolution that characterized his time, the author first shows the historical context and the need to traverse the huge expanse of America in a way that was both quicker and
more efficiently. Nevertheless, the heart of the book is the life of Ford and the story of the company that he created. Born on a farm in what is now
Dearborn, Michigan, Ford became a machinist at the age of sixteen and worked as an engineer at a Detroit electric company in his youth. Ford was fascinated by a new
invention?the automobile?and read voraciously on the subject. Nevins relates conflicting stories as to exactly when Ford built his first gasoline-powered engine. Some
sources say this occurred in 1893, some 1895; however, it is conclusive that Ford started experimenting about this time (147). It wasnt long before Fords experimentation led him to construct
his first car, which he sold before starting the second (169). From the beginning, Fords automotive ideas were innovative. A newspaper article on one of Fords early cars emphasized
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