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• Winner of The Ford Century in Minnesota 2017

Overview

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 chronicles how the fortunes of the company and the state became intertwined during that century. Ford assembled Model T cars in the world s tallest automobile plant in Minneapolis and a three-story structure in St. Paul both still standing. These factories quickly became functionally obsolete after the development of the moveable assembly line. 

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The Ford Century in Minnesota tells the story of how Henry Ford's pioneering company arrived in the state and built its giant plant in St. Paul in the 1920s, how its workers became involved in the international organized labor movement, and how a variety of forces led to the plant's closure. Combining political, economic, social, and architectural history, this richly detailed, handsomely illustrated book will appeal to a wide range of readers. Larry Millett, author of Minnesota Modern: Architecture and Life at Midcentury

A substantial literary gift. <i>St. Paul Pioneer Press</i></p>

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Brian McMahon, a trained architect, has lectured and written extensively on industry, urban history and architecture, and has developed and designed several exhibits for museums and galleries in New York and Minnesota.

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