The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century - Brossura

Watts, Steven

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ISBN 10: 0375707255 ISBN 13: 9780375707254

Casa editrice: Vintage, 2006

Riassunto

A definitive biography of the controversial entrepreneur who transformed the world of American business explores the dramatic contradictions of Henry Ford's life, providing a revealing study of the man behind the myths and assessing his accomplishments within the context of early twentieth-century America. By the author of The Magic Kingdom. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“The implicit claim of Watts’s admirable book is almost inarguable–that it’s impossible to understand 20th-century America without knowing the story of Henry Ford.” –The New York Times

“Ford has had many biographers. . . . None, however, comes close to Steven Watts. . . . He brilliantly reveals the nature of Ford’s genius.” –Chicago Tribune

“Steven Watts attempts the most integrated understanding to date of Ford’s enormous influence and varied appeal. . . . The fascinating result may change the way Henry Ford is remembered.” –San Francisco Chronicle

L'autore:

Steven Watts is a historian and writer who has charted the sweeping evolution of American culture in a number of highly-praised books. His series of biographies of major figures—Henry Ford, Dale Carnegie, Walt Disney, Hugh Hefner—has explored the shaping of a modern value-system devoted to consumerism, self-fulfillment, leisure, and personality. Two earlier books on the Early Republic era examined the shift from an older society of republican virtue to a 19th-century Victorian era devoted to self-control, individual character, and the self-made man. 

Watts’ books have led to involvement in a number of media projects, including several films for PBS, the History Channel, and documentary venues in Germany and Brazil. He also has appeared in a variety of programs on CBS, NBC, CNBC, NPR, Fox, Fox News, C-Span, Bloomberg News, MSNBC, BBC, and Irish National Radio. He is currently a professor of history at the University of Missouri.

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• Editore: Vintage
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0375707255
• ISBN 13: 9780375707254
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 656