Model T: How Henry Ford Built a Legend

Weitzman, David

ISBN 10: 0375811079 / ISBN 13: 9780375811074

Published by Crown Books for Young Readers, New York, NY. USA, 2002

About this Item

1st edition/1st printing.

Seller Inventory # 011416

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Model T: How Henry Ford Built a Legend
• Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers, New York, NY. USA
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375811079
• ISBN 13: 9780375811074
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Weitzman, David
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • FIRST/FIRST

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Synopsis

Somehow Henry Ford knew what Americans were hankering for: “Everybody wants to be someplace he ain’t. As soon as he gets there, he wants to go right back.” And so, he pioneered the Model T–the first affordable car for the masses.
David Weitzman has meticulously documented the development of the assembly line and the many innovations and adaptations Ford put to use in making his famous Tin Lizzy. When the Ford plant first opened, the crew could make 18,000 cars a year at a cost of $950 each. In just ten years, they had refined the process enough so that they could build one million cars in a year and the price had come down to about $350. Filled with detailed black-and-white drawings, helpful text and captions, and fascinating quotes from Ford employees, this elegant book gives young readers a look at a mechanical genius in action.

About the Author

David Weitzman is the author and illustrator of many fine picture books, including Superpower: The Making of a Steam Locomotive and Old Ironsides: Americans Build a Fighting Ship.