How Long to Read Henry Ford’s Plan for the American Suburb

How Long Does it Take to Read Henry Ford’s Plan for the American Suburb?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 51 minutes to read Henry Ford’s Plan for the American Suburb by Heather Barrow

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

"Around Detroit, suburbanization was led by Henry Ford, who not only located a massive factory over the city's border in Dearborn, but also was the first industrialist to make the automobile a mass consumer item. So, suburbanization in the 1920s was spurred simultaneously by the migration of the automobile industry and the mobility of automobile users. A welfare capitalist, Ford was a leader on many fronts--he raised wages, increased leisure time, and transformed workers into consumers, and he was the most effective at making suburbs an intrinsic part of American life. The decade was dominated by this new political economy--also known as "Fordism"--Linking mass production and consumption. The rise of Dearborn demonstrated that Fordism was connected to mass suburbanization as well. Ultimately, Dearborn proved to be a model that was repeated throughout the nation, as people of all classes relocated to suburbs, shifting away from central cities. Mass suburbanization was a national phenomenon. Yet the example of Detroit is an important baseline since the trend was more discernable there than elsewhere. Suburbanization, however, was never a simple matter of outlying communities growing in parallel with cities. Instead, resources were diverted from central cities as they were transferred to the suburbs. The example of the Detroit metropolis asks whether the mass suburbanization which originated there represented the "American dream," and if so, by whom and at what cost. This book will appeal to those interested in cities and suburbs, American studies, technology and society, political economy, working-class culture, welfare state systems, transportation, race relations, and business management"--

How long is Henry Ford’s Plan for the American Suburb?

Henry Ford’s Plan for the American Suburb by Heather Barrow is 231 pages long, and a total of 57,981 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Henry Ford’s Plan for the American Suburb Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 16 minutes to read Henry Ford’s Plan for the American Suburb aloud.

What Reading Level is Henry Ford’s Plan for the American Suburb?

Henry Ford’s Plan for the American Suburb is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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