HENRY FORD (1863-1947) American Industrialist Dennis Keating English 103 Professor Tague May 12, 2000 "A bore is a fellow who opens his mouth and puts his feats in it." -Henry Ford Henry Ford's parents left Ireland during the potato famine and settled in the Detroit area in the 1840s. Henry Ford, born July 30, 1863, was the first of William and Mary Ford's six children. He grew up on a prosperous family farm in what is today Dearborn, Michigan. Henry …showed first 75 words of 4274 total…

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