Henry Ford: The Complicated Captain of Industry

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Credits:
Host - Simon Whistler
Author - Steve Theunissen
Producer - Jennifer Da Silva
Executive Producer - Shell Harris

Other Biographics Videos:

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Source/Further reading:

Hourly History: Henry Ford
Richard Snow: The Rise of Henry Ford

[johnhargreaves]

The model T build was so efficient that the boards of the packing case that the engine was delivered in were made to the correct size to enable them to be used for the floorboards of the car.

[idontcarewhoyouare]

These videos feel like they're really coming from a place of personal passion. Keep up the great work, the quality, and consistency.

[ryand.]

I like how he crossed paths with Cadillac and the Dodge brothers early on.

BTW Ford was also responsible for the creation of Kingsford charcoal. He wanted to find a way to utilize the leftover wood from the production of the floorboards of the model T.

[seanmiller]

I'm a native of Dearborn, Michigan, and many aspects of life are still overshadowed by Ford. We have Ford Healthcare and hospital services, Ford Motor Company HQ, the Henry Ford Museum, Ford Road, and the first mayor of Dearborn was a Ford. Even the Detroit Lions are owned by the Fords and the Ford Estate is a place people can visit in fact.

[historiculgeomocule]

Henry Ford, one of the most complicated and revolutionary industrialists who ever lived.

[wardenm]

One thing that I really appreciate about this series is how thorough they present the individuals. We have a tendency to oversimplify people as all good or all evil or to just boil them down to a charicature of themselves... it's important to remember that no matter how great our idols and heroes, they're still just people. Flawed, normal, everyday people. Except Mr Rogers. That man was a saint and I'll argue anyone who says otherwise. Lol

[redsloane]

A little rhyme for your amusement:
"There was an old man
His name was Henry Ford
He took a piece of rubber and a 2 inch board
A little bit of gas and an old tin can
Put it all together
And the damn thing ran!"

[Jcorfu]

Soichiro Honda has a really cool story, and it all started with a model T Ford, would be great to see a video on more automobile industrialists like him, would love to watch that!

[magnificentfailure]

Both my grandfathers worked directly for Henry Ford. My paternal grandfather worked as an
engineering executive specializing in research and development and my maternal grandfather
worked Plant Security, both of them at Highland Park.

When Ford finally agreed to concede to the union, the only representative from Ford Corp. the
workers would talk to, at first, was my Mom's Dad, because he was so well-loved.



After WW2, my Dad was trained through the Ford, in-house apprenticeship program and
became a journeyman and eventually a master mechanic by working at a dozen Ford
dealerships throughout the Great Lakes area, in the US and Canada.


When I was 18, the Ford company offered to train me as a mechanic.
I had listened too well to my Dad's tales and politely declined.

I was such an idiot.

[dietcoupon]

He was a man of his troubled times and did a lot to define Detroit. Thank you for addressing his life.

[aaronhuisinga]

I was really digging this one and would enjoy seeing one on Henry Ford II. This really left me with that "Well, what happened next?" feeling.

[ignitionfrn]

1:05 - Chapter 1 - Early years
2:30 - Chapter 2 - Out on his own
3:35 - Chapter 3 - Family man
5:05 - Chapter 4 - The petrol engine
7:35 - Chapter 5 - The ford motor company
9:20 - Mid roll ads
10:50 - Chapter 6 - The model T
13:15 - Chapter 7 - The living wage
15:10 - Chapter 8 - The peace ship
16:45 - Chapter 9 - Controversial views
18:00 - Chapter 10 - The model A
19:15 - Chapter 11 - Union opposition
20:35 - Chapter 12 - Anti semitism
22:05 - Chapter 13 - Final years

[ledzeppelin]

I believe he also attempted to do a great deal for people facing financial woes during the great depression. A complicated man but everyone has their flaws.

[markrowland]

Henry Ford responded to the British call for tractors to expand agriculture. The kerosene fueled Fordson Tractor which out performed all others and was built in the British Isles. This saved many lives.

[BobTheTesaurus]

Im greatly surprised at the lack of mention to the influence Ford had on the implementation of the 2 day weekend

[freddieellis]

The “any colour you like as long as it’s black” line predated Ford by 50 years.
It was uttered by Francis William Webb, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London & North Western Railway Company and is credited in the official company minutes as saying it.

[MegaJJ]

Ford is producing cars in Cologne since 1931 up to today for the European market. Mr. Ford had close ties with the Nazi regime back in the days and has been awarded some medals by Hitler himself. Your vid points out how much of an inspiration to him Ford has been.
Man, the world is a weird place. 😊
Thx for the vid, keep up the work.

[barbarachase]

Thank you so very much for this fantastic choice of persons to chronicle! Henry Ford worked for my Great Grandfather as a draftsman at one point of his young life!

[nine]

I swear this guy almost singlehandedly created the 20th century.

[gregorv]

MAN, please do one on Francis Bacon, that guy has a really insane, touching, interesting and dark life story and is one of the greatest painters to ever live.