Clara

Ford R. Bryan

ISBN 10: 0814330657 / ISBN 13: 9780814330654

Published by Wayne State University Press, US, 2001

About this Item

Pick a good model and stay with it, Henry Ford once said. No, he was not talking about cars; he was talking about marriage. Was Clara Bryant Ford a ""good model""? Her husband of fifty-nine years seems to have thought so. He called her ""The Believer,"" and indeed Clara's unwavering support of Henry's pursuits and her patient tolerance of the quirks and obsessions that accompanied her husband's genius made it possible for him to change the world. In telling the story of ""Clara Ford"", author Ford Bryan also charts the course of the growing automobile industry and the life of the enigmatic man at its helm. But the book's heart is Clara herself-daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother; cook, gardener, and dancer; modest philanthropist and quiet role model. Clara is newly revealed in accounts and documents gleaned from personal papers, oral histories, and archival material never made public until now.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Clara
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press, US
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814330657
• ISBN 13: 9780814330654
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 17.73W x 2.24H x 25.3D centimeters 17.73 centimeters width by 2.24 centimeters height by 25.3 centimeters depth
• Weight: 333 grams

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Synopsis

"Pick a good model and stay with it," Henry Ford once said. No, he was not talking about cars; he was talking about marriage. Was Clara Bryant Ford a "good model"? Her husband of fifty-nine years seems to have thought so. He called her "The Believer," and indeed Clara's unwavering support of Henry's pursuits and her patient tolerance of the quirks and obsessions that accompanied her husband's genius made it possible for him to change the world. In telling the story of Clara Ford, author Ford Bryan also charts the course of the growing automobile industry and the life of the enigmatic man at its helm. But the book's heart is Clara herself―daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother; cook, gardener, and dancer; modest philanthropist and quiet role model. Clara is newly revealed in accounts and documents gleaned from personal papers, oral histories, and archival material never made public until now. These include receipts and recipes, diaries and genealogies, and 175 photographs.

About the Author

Ford Bryan, who lives in Dearborn, Michigan, has written five books about Henry Ford, including The Fords of Dearborn, Henry's Lieutenants, Beyond the Model T, and Henry's Attic.