Frank Ernest Will

1794 Ford: Decline and Rebirth 1933-1962, by Allan Nevins and Frank Ernest Hill (read 31 Aug 1983) This is the third and final volume of Allan Nevins' history of the Ford Motor Company, covering from 1933 to 1962. This period includes Henry ford's declining years--he finally got out of management entirely after Edsel died in 1943. The book is very laudatory of Henry Ford II, and toward the end sounds like a Ford ad. The book is 20 years old, and spends no time on today's giant problems: foreign competition and product liability problems. It makes 1962 seem long ago. I am glad I read these volumes, since I learned a lot in a field which is somewhat out of what I usually read in.… (plus d'informations)