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Today and Tomorrow - The 1926 Classic

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This carefully edited, new edition of Today and Tomorrow combines the classic 1926 book with a contemporary design and a context-rich biography of superstar entrepreneur, industrial pioneer and American icon Henry Ford (1863-1947). 100 years after its original publication, Today and Tomorrow is as fresh, counter-intuitive and exciting a read as ever.In the 1900s in Detroit, Ford laid the ... Read more

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