Henry Ford: The Boy Who Hated Horses - US History - Part 1 - Extra History

History: Henry Ford's life started with him working on his father's farm but his passion for engineering brought him to Detroit. Where he would end up working as a machinist for Westing House and companies like the Edison Illuminating Company. Building his reputation and knowledge, as he began to work on his explosion engine. Creating his very first vehicle, the Ford Quadricycle in 1896!

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[louthegiantcookie]

One of my favourite anecdotes about Ford is how Bonnie and Clyde actually wrote him fan-mail whilst in the middle of their crime spree - complimenting him on the quality of his automobiles.

[gamerteeb]

"He HATED farm work, it was repetitive, physically taxing, and isolating"

Subtle forshadowing for the factory work he would eventually pioneer

[llSuperSnivyll]

Ah, the classic motivation for engineers. "I hate doing this. Is there a way to NOT do it?"

[doomdimensiondweller]

Interesting fact about Henry Ford, despite the fact he hated Jews a lot of Jews liked working for him because he was at the time one of the only employers who gave workers Saturdays off.

[generalsmite]

The boy who hated horses is a fun way to represent Ford

[DavidChipman]

The fact that he made his first car too wide to get out the door of the place he made it is just... *face-palm*

[williamclark]

As a Dearborn native who is knowledgeable about Henry Ford (and loves the Henry Ford Museum) this series is one that I've been looking forward too for a while. A fascinating yet flawed man, he remains one of the most compelling historical figures in American history. We are living in his world, as without his influence and ingenuity we would be in a very different place. Right and wrong as he was, no one can't argue that he didn't change the world.

[jasonreed]

As a technician who works on things Engineers designed with the assumption no one would ever have to actually fix their product, I can confirm that something like building your car wider than the entrance to your barn is 100% in line with an Engineer's concept of spatial awareness.

[DragoniteSpam]

There isnt much that better illustrates the mark Ford left on history than the fact that a city 9 miles away (a 3 hour walk, 45 minute bike ride, or 8 minutes on the Interstate) might as well have been another world compared to the farm where he grew up.

[noHarmony]

So Henry Ford hated repetetive work? That must be one of the greatest cases of irony Ive ever heard.

[RainbowBoo]

As someone who grew up in Metro Detroit hearing stories from my grandfather about the Ford family both the good and bad; My great grandfather was stabbed in the Battle of the Overpass where Fords private security force physically assaulted Walter P Ruther and member’s of the UAW.

Im so excited for this Extra History series about the man who’s family name still looms large across my home state.

[richardgonzalez]

Man you gotta appreciate Clara Ford's patience. She was truly a ride or die gal, though I do believe sometimes she wanted to run over Ford with some of his creations.

[abcdef]

No joke, "Gasoline Wagon" sounds a cool name for the first cars.

Dieselpunk fans, arise!

[princecharon]

The tradition of 'I built this too big to get out through the door' continues even now. Just a small oversight, but as shown, it can be overcome with sufficient determination.

[prettypic]

Fun fact: Henry Ford HATED jazz (he thought it was barbaric) and promoted country music and squaredancing as a counter, going so far as lobbying to teach it in school. if you were forced to learn how to square dance in school, you can "thank" henry ford

[rubyseverinwhitworth]

This this such a small thing but, does anyone else love seeing the little kid growing up in the "Next Episode" images, like we have seen them grow up from being a tiny baby wrapped in blankets in a sling on their mum (I don't remember seeing any earlier stages) to being a toddler playing around with stuff and learning. Little things you know

[Peace_And_Love]

I actually just got finished reading Ford's biography... My favorite quote attributed to Henry Ford was "Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again."

[nameless]

Love him, hate him, on the fence with him, we can all agree he left a giant impact on the world. His cars weren’t the cheapest, and certainly weren’t the most expensive. He aimed right for the middle, and was on target. He made cars for the middleman, IE the Masses. More than half the cars back then were the Model T. That is most certainly an achievement, and was one of the most mass produced cars of the time. The only other car I can think of that came from a controversial figure was Hitler’s project for a People’s Car; “Volkswagen” if you will. That company’s first car was nicknamed the Beetle.

[ray]

Edison again casually rubbing shoulders with another famous person. You can't hear the backstory of Bell, Tesla, Westinghouse, the robber barons and now Ford without him coming up in some form.

[bryangonzalez]

I really hope this series covers Fordlandia and his attempts at rubber plantations. Hopefully we can get an entire series on all the banana republics and how they really destroyed huge parts of Latin America.