The Ford century in Minnesota /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McMahon, Brian, 1945- (Author)
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Ford Motor Company > History. Automobile industry and trade > Minnesota > History. Automobile industry and trade > United States > History. Automobile industry workers > Minnesota > History. Automobile factories > Minnesota > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction: the Ford century
Model T for the Northwest Territories: Ford arrives in Minnesota
Drawn to the river: hydroelectric power, navigation, and a new plant in St. Paul
"The finest plant in the world": building the Twin Cities assembly plant
From Model A to M-8: the Great Depression and World War II years
Ascent of the autoworkers: the postwar boom and challenges
An uncertain industry: slumping sales, labor unrest, and the Ranger pickup
The end of the line: the closure of the Twin Cities assembly plant
Epilogue: moving on.