{"product_id":"9781451645590","title":"I Invented the Modern Age: The Rise of Henry Ford","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an acclaimed popular historian comes a fresh, meticulous, and entertaining account of Henry Ford and his invention of the Model-T—the machine that defined the dawning age in America. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery century or so, our republic has been changed by a new technology: 170 years ago it was the railroad; today it’s the microprocessor. But in the early twentieth century it was the gasoline-combustion engine, built by a young, unknown, industrious man named Henry Ford. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into a steam-powered world, the young farm boy saw the advantages of internal combustion; using his innate mechanical abilities, hard work, and imagination he transformed our nation’s industry and went on to become an American icon. In many ways, his story is well known; in just as many other ways, it is not. Richard Snow weaves together a fascinating narrative of Ford’s rise to fame—as well as his creative personality and spirit—through his greatest invention, the Model T. The car transformed our nation in a decade, and made Ford a national hero. But then Ford soured, and the benevolent side of his character went into an ever-deepening eclipse, even as the cultural change he initiated remade America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSnow, who “writes with verve and a keen eye” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) has written a highly pleasurable read, and shows us the remarkable man who invented the modern age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155788415216,"sku":"9781451645590","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781451645590_p0.jpg?v=1763838027","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781451645590","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}