Henry Ford (History Maker Bios)

By Jeffrey Zuehlke and jeffrey-zuehlke

Book Overview

Henry Ford grew up on a farm in what is now Dearborn, Michigan. He was a curious child with an aptitude for mechanics. At the age of sixteen, Ford moved to Detroit to serve as an apprentice machinist. In 1903, he founded the Ford Motor Company, where he began manufacturing the popular Model T automobile. to fulfill the public's demand for this car, Ford opened a factory in Highland Park, Michigan. There, he introduced the moving assembly line-a brand-new way to manufacture automobiles. In the late 1910s and early 1920s, Ford began construction of an even larger factory along the Rouge River in Dearborn. the plant embodied Ford's dream of producing affordable automobiles of exceptional quality.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822568721
• ISBN13: 9780822568728
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.8"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6