The automobile maker did not experience success until midway through his life and failed to keep that success going, but ...

In the quiet county of Wayne, Michigan, on July 30, 1863, Henry Ford was born, the man who would transform not just the automotive industry, but also the way society views work and consumption.

Henry Ford's parents left Ireland during the potato famine and settled in the Detroit area in the 1840s. Ford was born in what is now Dearborn, Michigan. His formal education was limited ...