04315nam 2200673 a 450 991096353410332120240912173941.097808143353760814335373(CKB)2550000000048109(OCoLC)763158711(CaPaEBR)ebrary10499861(SSID)ssj0000565182(PQKBManifestationID)11354485(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000565182(PQKBWorkID)10527576(PQKB)11434957(OCoLC)755620875(MdBmJHUP)muse11017(Au-PeEL)EBL3416356(CaPaEBR)ebr10499861(OCoLC)923509923(Au-PeEL)EBL31349214(MiAaPQ)EBC3416356(MiAaPQ)EBC31349214(Perlego)4160547(EXLCZ)99255000000004810920070426e20071923 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHenry Ford an interpretation /Samuel S. Marquis ; with an introduction by David L. LewisNew ed.Detroit, Mich. Wayne State University Pressc20071 online resource (246 p.) Great Lakes booksOriginally published: Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1923.Includes index.9780814333679 0814333672 Introduction to new edition / David L. Lewis -- Introduction to Henry Ford: an interpretation -- The Ford halo -- The art of self-advertising -- A dream that came true -- The Ford fortune -- Some elements of success -- Mental traits and characteristics -- "Just kids" -- Behind a Chinese wall -- Henry Ford and the church -- Henry Ford, Dives, Lazarus and others -- The Ford charities -- The Ford executive scrap heap -- The Ford indebtedness -- Industrial scavengers -- Lights -- Shadows -- An elusive personality -- Edsel Ford -- The son and his father's shoes.A reprint of the rare and controversial biography of Henry Ford, first published in 1923, written by Ford's close associate. Regarded by many automotive historians as the finest and most dispassionate character study of Henry Ford ever written, Henry Ford: An Interpretation has long been out of print and priced out of the reach of many collectors. Published at the height of Ford's success in 1923, the volume was written by the Reverend Samuel S. Marquis, an Episcopalian minister who was also the head of the sociology department at Ford Motor Company. Instead of a history of Ford Motor Company or a simple retelling of Ford's life story, Marquis claims that his collection of essays is intended to analyze the "psychological puzzle such as the unusual mind and personality of Henry Ford presents." In insightful chapters that can be read in any order, Marquis examines Ford's mastery of self-promotion, his invincible reputation, his religious views, and his "elusive" personality. He also considers Ford through the lens of his corporation by commenting on its industrial operations, its charitable causes, and its "executive scrap heap." According to many accounts, Henry Ford was greatly pained by the criticism in some of Marquis's essays, which led him to suppress the wide distribution of the volume. Indeed, so many copies of Henry Ford: An Interpretation were borrowed from the Detroit Public Library and never returned that the library was forced to remove the volume from its shelves. Not surprisingly, the original edition of this book is very expensive and hard to find as a result of these sorts of actions. Ford history enthusiasts as well as readers who are interested in historical biography will be grateful for the reprint of this significant volume. Great Lakes books.IndustrialistsUnited StatesBiographyAutomobile industry and tradeUnited StatesHistoryIndustrialistsAutomobile industry and tradeHistory.973.91092BMarquis Samuel S.1866-1948.1806253MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963534103321Henry Ford4355329UNINA