TABLE OF CONTENTS

Forward by the publisher: Why Henry Ford’s discussion about successful manufacturing entrepreneurship and laissez-faire economics remains relevant to today. In fact, given America’s current economic crises, this work may be even more relevant today than when it was originally written. Pg 6


Introduction from the original work by Henry Ford

		Hyperlinked Ebook page	Hardback Page (1922 edition)
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INTRODUCTION -WHAT IS THE IDEA? Pg 8
I.		THE BEGINNING Pg 24		21
II.		WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT BUSINESS Pg 33		33
III.		STARTING THE REAL BUSINESS Pg 44		47
IV.		THE SECRET OF MANUFACTURING AND SERVING Pg 59		64
V.		GETTING INTO PRODUCTION Pg 70		77
VI.		MACHINES AND MEN Pg 81		91
VII.		THE TERROR OF THE MACHINE Pg 91		103
VIII.		WAGES Pg 102		116
IX.		WHY NOT ALWAYS HAVE GOOD BUSINESS? Pg 116		131
X.		HOW CHEAPLY CAN THINGS BE MADE? Pg 124		141
XI.		MONEY AND GOODS Pg 136		156
XII.		MONEY -- MASTER OR SERVANT? Pg 147		169
XIII.		WHY BE POOR? Pg 159		184
XIV.		THE TRACTOR AND POWER FARMING Pg 168		195
XV.		WHY CHARITY? Pg 178		206
XVI.		THE RAILROADS Pg 191		222
XVII.		THINGS IN GENERAL Pg 202		234
XVIII.		DEMOCRACY AND INDUSTRY Pg 217		253
XIX.		WHAT WE MAY EXPECT Pg 228		267
INDEX		Pg 240		285

 

Illustrations from the original hardback edition

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Portrait of Henry Ford			Frontpiece	Page Preceeding Title page
Ford Engines in the Making...... Pg 111					126 a*
Fords on the Final Assembly Line..... Pg 112					126 b
The Fordson Plant at the Ford Motor Company..... Pg 198					230 a
Ford’s Highland Park Plant.... Pg 199					230 b
* The illustration pages are unmarked in the hardback version. The publisher has designated “126a” and “126b” to designate the two photo illustration pages that lie between the pages marked 126 and 127. Erratum Pg 249