| Book Review | The Michigan Historical Review, 33.1

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Steven Watts. The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. Pp. 614. Bibliography. Illustrations. Index. Notes. Cloth, $30.00.

There is no dearth of either informed historical scholarship or popular mythology concerning Henry Ford's life and legacy. Ford's activities, opinions, and impact were so protean that contradictory data and contrasting interpretations abound. In Steven Watts, however, we have a scholar able to balance the contradictions and ambiguities and see past the ironies and idiosyncrasies. He provides us with a portrait that is contextualized and challenging, yet subtle and satisfying. Watts's interpretation will not persuade everyone, but it is convincing enough to make The People's Tycoon the most useful biography of Ford currently available.

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