Ford
The Man Who Made the Machine
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Narrated by:
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Tom Merrill
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By:
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James Johnson
About this listen
He didn’t just build a car. He built the world we live in. Henry Ford is remembered as the genius behind the Model T and the father of modern industry. But behind the factory walls was something far more powerful — and far more dangerous. This isn’t just a biography. It’s a blueprint autopsy.
From $5 workdays and assembly lines to failed jungle utopias and antisemitic newspapers, Ford traces how one man’s obsession with control rewired labor, society, and even ideology. Ford didn’t just manufacture vehicles — he mass-produced a system where people became parts, mobility became dependence, and efficiency became the highest virtue. Along the way, he inspired nations, built empires, and — whether he meant to or not — lit sparks that helped fuel one of history’s darkest regimes.
This book pulls back the curtain on the man, the myth, and the machine that never stopped running. If you’ve ever punched a clock, driven to work, or wondered why the world feels like a factory… You’re already inside the system he built.
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