The People's Tycoon

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Henry Ford changed the way America did business when he began using assembly lines to produce affordable automobiles. In The People’s Tycoon, Steven Watts looks at how Ford’s entrepreneurial ideas and ethics also helped shape the American way of life.

Music: Seabiscuit Soundtrack Tracks 2, 9, and 1

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