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Henry Ford's Own Story
by Rose Wilder Lane (1886-1968)
Rose Wilder Lane was a newspaper reporter, free-lance writer, political activist, and the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House" series of popular children's books. In this biography of Henry Ford, Ms. Lane worked directly with Ford to tell his story from his birth to his founding of the Ford Motor Company and his use of modern assembly lines to mass produce his cars. (Summary by Lee Ann Howlett.)
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Total running time: 4:27:07
Read by Lee Ann Howlett
In addition to the reader, this audio book was produced by:
Dedicated Proof-Listener: mim@can
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Elizabeth Klett
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- 00 - Foreword – 00:05:39
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[ogg vorbis - 3.59MB] - 01 - One Summer's Day – 00:08:35
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[ogg vorbis - 5.45MB] - 02 - Mending a Watch – 00:09:44
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[ogg vorbis - 6.19MB] - 03 - The First Job – 00:07:59
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[ogg vorbis - 5.05MB] - 04 - An Exacting Routine – 00:08:30
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[ogg vorbis - 5.37MB] - 05 - Getting The Machine Idea – 00:09:06
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[ogg vorbis - 5.93MB] - 06 - Back To The Farm – 00:09:48
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[ogg vorbis - 6.24MB] - 07 - The Road To Hymen – 00:08:54
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[ogg vorbis - 5.65MB] - 08 - Making A Farm Efficient – 00:08:35
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[ogg vorbis - 5.46MB] - 09 - The Lure Of The Machine Shops – 00:07:58
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[ogg vorbis - 5.04MB] - 10 - "Why Not Use Gasoline?" – 00:08:53
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[ogg vorbis - 5.68MB] - 11 - Back To Detroit – 00:07:38
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[ogg vorbis - 4.86MB] - 12 - Learning About Electricity – 00:07:31
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[ogg vorbis - 4.84MB] - 13 - Eight Hours, But Not For Himself – 00:08:27
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[ogg vorbis - 5.36MB] - 14 - Struggling With The First Car – 00:09:01
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[ogg vorbis - 5.82MB] - 15 - A Ride In The Rain – 00:08:23
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[ogg vorbis - 5.38MB] - 16 - Enter Cofffee Jim – 00:08:29
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[ogg vorbis - 5.51MB] - 17 - Another Eight Years – 00:08:24
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[ogg vorbis - 5.40MB] - 18 - Winning A Race – 00:08:40
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[ogg vorbis - 5.40MB] - 19 - Raising Capital – 00:08:24
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[ogg vorbis - 5.34MB] - 20 - Clinging To A Principle – 00:08:56
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[ogg vorbis - 5.69MB] - 21 - Early Manufacturing Trials – 00:10:00
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[ogg vorbis - 6.39MB] - 22 - Automobiles For The Masses – 00:08:41
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[ogg vorbis - 5.58MB] - 23 - Fighting The Seldon Patent – 00:08:41
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[ogg vorbis - 5.52MB] - 24 - "The Greatest Good To The Greatest Number" – 00:09:07
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[ogg vorbis - 5.79MB] - 25 - Five Dollars A Day Minimum – 00:09:21
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[ogg vorbis - 5.92MB] - 26 - Making It Pay – 00:09:39
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[ogg vorbis - 6.27MB] - 27 - The Importance Of A Job – 00:08:31
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[ogg vorbis - 5.44MB] - 28 - A Great Educational Institution – 00:08:34
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[ogg vorbis - 5.42MB] - 29 - The European War – 00:08:11
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[ogg vorbis - 5.22MB] - 30 - The Best Preparedness – 00:08:48
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Cataloged on June 07, 2010
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