My Forty Years with Ford: Great Lakes Books Series

In My Forty Years with Ford , Charles Sorensen-sometimes known as Henry Ford's man, sometimes as Cast-iron Charlie-tells his own story, and it is as challenging as it is historic. He emerges as a man who was not only one of the great production geniuses of the world but also a man who called the plays as he saw them. He was the only man who was able to stay with Ford for almost the full history of his empire, yet he never hesitated to go against Ford when he felt the interests of the company demanded it. When labor difficulties mounted and Edsel's fatal illness was upon him, Sorensen sided with Edsel against Henry Ford and Harry Bennett, and he insisted that Henry Ford II be brought in to direct the company despite the aging founder's determination that no one but he hold the presidential reins. The Ford story has often been discussed in print but has rarely been articulated by someone who was there.

First published in 1956, My Forty Years with Ford is both a personal history of a business empire and a revelation that moves with excitement and the power of tragedy.