AMEX: Henry Ford
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: American Experience
- Grade Level: Senior High (10-12)-Adult
- Subjects: Technology, History, Technology
- Produced By: PBS Distribution
- Year: 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Running Time: 1h 20m
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HENRY FORD paints a fascinating portrait of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century. Ford's Model T automobile and his five-dollar-a-day wage ushered in the modern world, earning Ford reverence from millions of Americans. Yet many of the changes he wrought deeply troubled the carmaker. In frustration, he lashed out at enemies, real and imagined.