Henry Ford: Father of the Auto Industry (a True Book: Great American Business)

by Josh Gregory

Book Overview

Find out how Ford used the principles of mass production and vertical integration to keep costs low and wages high. When the Ford Motor Company began selling its Model T in 1908, the way we travel was forever changed. Readers (Grades 3-5) will find out how Henry Ford founded his company and built it into the largest automobile manufacturer in the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0531284638
• ISBN13: 9780531284636
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: C. Press/F. Watts Trade
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.9" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5