The Ford century in Minnesota / Brian McMahon.
In 1903, before the Ford Motor Company was even incorporated, Stephen Tenvoorde signed a contract to sell ?Fordmobiles? at his bicycle shop in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Four generations later, the Tenvoorde family still operates what is now the oldest Ford dealership in the world. Brian McMahon chronicl...
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University of Minnesota Press,
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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.