Three Biographies of Henry Ford

"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently."
                  -Henry Ford

Driven, A Photobiography of Henry Ford by Don Mitchell
Who Was Henry Ford by Michael Burgan
Wheels of Time, A Biography of Henry Ford by Catherine Gourley

I often read juvenile biographies or nonfictions for quick knowledge about a person or place. In this case I am planning an adult class called Florida's Four Henrys. Of course Henry Ford is one of the four.

I learned a great deal about Ford by the time I read all three books:

• He worked for Edison for a while and Edison became his mentor and friend.
• His first car was a buggy called the Quadricyle.
• He was involved in racing cars early in his career.
• The Model T, 1908, became the most popular car in the world. and made tourism more affordable.
• His mass production assembly line was called an "industrial marvel."
• Ford was not really in it for the money.
• " To do more for the world than the world does for you---that is success."