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Roadsters, rumbleseats, & country drives [videorecording]
Jon Esther.From Henry Ford's Model "T" to the classics of the 1930s and 40s, this video "treats viewers to a memorable look at the times, the cars, and the roads that transformed America". For adults.DVD.
Subjects: Antique and classic cars.; Automobiles;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Pigs in the mud in the middle of the rud / by Plourde, Lynn.(CARDINAL)775014; Schoenherr, John,illustrator.(CARDINAL)277760;
A feisty grandmother and her family struggle to get an assortment of farm animals out of the road so the family can pass in their T-Model Ford.AD340LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Automobile driving; Domestic animals; Grandmothers; Stories in rhyme;
Available copies: 42 / Total copies: 53
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Henry Ford : a photo-illustrated biography / by Shores, Erika L.,1976-(CARDINAL)670110;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.Introduces the man who changed the American way of life in the 1900s by inventing the Model T and founding the Ford Motor Company.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Illustrated works.; Ford, Henry, 1863-1947; Ford, Henry, 1863-1947; Automobile industry and trade; Industrialists; Automobile industry and trade;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Henry Ford / by Davis, Lynn,1981-author.(CARDINAL)617362;
Henry Ford -- Machine master -- Making a better car -- Racing toward victory -- Riding a bestseller -- The Model T -- A new factory -- Bigger, better, faster, stronger -- Power to the people -- More about Ford.K to grade 3480LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Ford, Henry, 1863-1947; Automobile industry and trade; Industrialists; Automobile engineers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Custom cars / by Colson, Rob,1971-author.(CARDINAL)498917;
What is a custom car? -- Ford Model T: T-bucket -- Mercury Eight: Hirohata Merc -- Lincoln Futura: Batmobile -- Chevrolet: Lowrider -- Pontiac GTO: Monkeemobile -- Ford F-250: Bigfoot -- DMC Delorean: time machine -- Kei Truck: Suzuki Carry -- Chrysler Jeep: Custom Jeeps -- Ford Mustang: Airforce X-1 -- VW Beetle: Baja Bug -- BMW I3: custom electric cars."From crazy designs created for movies to vehicles made for driving in style, custom cars are one-of-a-kind specials. Take a closer look at some . . . eye-catching cars"--Ages 9-13.Grades 4-6.
Subjects: Informational works.; Automobiles; Automobiles;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Henry Ford [videorecording] / by Baynard, John,director of photography.; Colt, Sarah,screenwriter,producer,director.; Kusiak, John,composer (expression); Platt, Oliver,narrator.(CARDINAL)785819; Willis, P. Andrew,composer (expression); American Experience Films.; Corporation for Public Broadcasting.(CARDINAL)139760; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)(CARDINAL)189964; WGBH (Firm)(CARDINAL)800650;
The natural-born tinkerer -- Ford Motor Company incorporates -- Institutionalizing efficiency -- Five-dollar day revolutionizes industry -- High wages with strings attached -- Boardroom takeover -- An opinionated folk hero -- The end of the Model T -- River Rouge & Greenfield Village -- Labor battles during the Great Depression -- Edsel's death -- Ford's legacy.Editor, Sabrina Zanella-Foresi ; original music by John Kusiak and P. Andrew Willis ; cinematographer, John Baynard.Narrator, Oliver Platt.The television program Henry Ford paints a fascinating portrait of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century. Ford's Model T automobile and his five-dollar-a-day wage ushered in the modern world, earning Ford reverence from millions of Americans. Yet many of the changes he wrought deeply troubled the car maker. In frustration, he battled his workers and bullied those who looked up to him, including his only son.DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen; 5.1 Surround.
Subjects: Biographical television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Television series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.; Automobile industry and trade; Automobile industry executives; Inventors;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Henry Ford / by Zuehlke, Jeffrey,1968-(CARDINAL)664811;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47) and index.Describes the life and accomplishments of Henry Ford, discussing his childhood, early fascination with machines, invention of the Model T, and work at the Ford Motor Company.4.33-63-6Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.; Ford, Henry, 1863-1947; Automobile engineers; Automobile engineers; Automobile industry and trade; Automobile industry and trade; Industrialists; Industrialists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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We'll race you, Henry : a story about Henry Ford / by Mitchell, Barbara,1941-(CARDINAL)508303; Haubrich, Kathy,illustrator.(CARDINAL)747306; Haubrich, Kayth.;
A brief biography of Henry Ford with emphasis on how he came to develop fast, sturdy, and reliable racing cars that eventually gave him the idea for his Model T.750LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.; Ford, Henry, 1863-1947; Automobile industry and trade; Automobile industry and trade; Automobile industry and trade;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 16
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Henry Ford : the man who put the world on wheels / by Armstrong, Linda.(CARDINAL)612176;
"Henry Ford made America's most popular automobile for its time. As a businessman, he changed the face of American industry. By introducing assembly lines and paying his workers fair wages, Henry Ford changed how America worked and how they got to work. But his greatest achievement was building a car almost everyone could own. Starting with his Model T, he really helped put the world on wheels"--Cover.
Subjects: Biographies.; Ford, Henry, 1863-1947; Automobile industry and trade;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Who was Henry Ford? / by Burgan, Michael,author.(CARDINAL)645032; Hammond, Ted,illustrator.(CARDINAL)352340;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105).Who was Henry Ford? -- The young mechanic -- The appeal of engines -- The first Ford car -- Building a company -- The Model T -- Growing fame -- New growth, new challenges -- Last years -- Timelines -- Bibliography.Presents the life of the automotive industry pioneer, describing his youth, his career as a mechanic, his early automobile designs, and the creation and success of the Ford Motor Company.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Ford, Henry, 1863-1947; Automobile industry and trade; Industrialists; Automobile engineers;
Available copies: 33 / Total copies: 44
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