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"This is both a biography of Henry Ford, American folk hero, and a study of the sociohistorical impact of the often idiosyncratic ideas and most of all his Tin Lizzie on rural America... the result is a book of considerable worth, perhaps the single best volume yet published on Ford." -Kirkus Reviews "...a unique social history of the period. The book has nostalgic value for all over 40, the humor of a naïve America for young people, and social and technical history for the scholar." -Robert J. Havlik, Library Journal "...the underlying theme is how Ford became a folk hero to rural America...…mehr

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"This is both a biography of Henry Ford, American folk hero, and a study of the sociohistorical impact of the often idiosyncratic ideas and most of all his Tin Lizzie on rural America... the result is a book of considerable worth, perhaps the single best volume yet published on Ford." -Kirkus Reviews "...a unique social history of the period. The book has nostalgic value for all over 40, the humor of a naïve America for young people, and social and technical history for the scholar." -Robert J. Havlik, Library Journal "...the underlying theme is how Ford became a folk hero to rural America... This well written book not only supplements... previous studies... but helps to illuminate American values and attitudes during the 1920's." -Choice
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Reynold M. Wik is the author of several books, including Steam Power on the American Farm: The American Historical Association.