A century ago, the Ford Model T changed America. Its creator, Henry Ford, was a kind of industrial radical and for several decades was the most famous businessman in the country.
In “I Invented the Modern Age,” Richard Snow, a former editor of American Heritage magazine, focuses on the first half of Ford’s career — the creative half. Here is Ford the obsessive tinkerer who fathered the Ford Model T, which was in production from 1908 to 1927.
To read the original article: Henry Ford: industrial radical, entrepreneur, idea man | Books | The Seattle Times
