Have you ever driven a car made by Ford? If you have, odds are that that car wouldn’t have existed if not for Henry Ford. In this essay, I'm going to talk about the different ways Henry Ford revolutionized the way we view cars.
Henry was born in Dearborn, Michigan on July 30, 1863. He was the child of William Ford and Mary Litogot. He was the first of five children to live to adulthood. He started from a relatively poor background. However, even from the beginning, he showed an interest in mechanics. Unfortunately, Ford’s mother, Mary Litogot, died due to childbirth related incidents. Ford was thirteen at the time. After this, he left school in sixth grade and got a job. In the Industrialist Age, many job skills were better obtained through experience than education. It was for this reason that he chose to quit school. The job that Henry got was at a machine workshop in Detroit. Six days later, he was promptly fired from that job and returned to the farm on which he was raised. He left the farm and came back many times in pursuit of work. Eventually, he got hired by Westinghouse, repairing steam engines. This provided him with some knowledge in the …show more content…
Together, they had a son, named Edsel. Five weeks after, they moved to a house in Detroit that was closer to Ford’s work. It was there that he met Thomas Edison. The two become great friends, and Edison encourages Ford to pursue a career in the automotive industry. Soon after that, Ford started his own company, the Henry Ford Company. Just two years after, the Model N becomes America’s best-selling car. The car was lightweight, inexpensive, and embodied concepts that Ford continued to develop throughout his career. Although the Model N was a huge hit, Ford thought that he could make it better by making it more durable and more affordable. In this way, it would also appeal to the lower classes. This car was called the Model
Henry was born in Dearborn, Michigan on July 30, 1863. He was the child of William Ford and Mary Litogot. He was the first of five children to live to adulthood. He started from a relatively poor background. However, even from the beginning, he showed an interest in mechanics. Unfortunately, Ford’s mother, Mary Litogot, died due to childbirth related incidents. Ford was thirteen at the time. After this, he left school in sixth grade and got a job. In the Industrialist Age, many job skills were better obtained through experience than education. It was for this reason that he chose to quit school. The job that Henry got was at a machine workshop in Detroit. Six days later, he was promptly fired from that job and returned to the farm on which he was raised. He left the farm and came back many times in pursuit of work. Eventually, he got hired by Westinghouse, repairing steam engines. This provided him with some knowledge in the …show more content…
Together, they had a son, named Edsel. Five weeks after, they moved to a house in Detroit that was closer to Ford’s work. It was there that he met Thomas Edison. The two become great friends, and Edison encourages Ford to pursue a career in the automotive industry. Soon after that, Ford started his own company, the Henry Ford Company. Just two years after, the Model N becomes America’s best-selling car. The car was lightweight, inexpensive, and embodied concepts that Ford continued to develop throughout his career. Although the Model N was a huge hit, Ford thought that he could make it better by making it more durable and more affordable. In this way, it would also appeal to the lower classes. This car was called the Model