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CONTENTS
page Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................iii - chapter
I. One Summer's Day................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 II. Mending a Watch................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 III. The First Job................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14 IV. An Exacting Routine................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 V. Getting the Machine Idea................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26 VI. Back to the Farm................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33 VII. The Road to Hymen................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................40 VIII. Making a Farm Efficient................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................46 IX. The Lure of the Machine Shops................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52 X. "Why Not Use Gasoline?"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................57 XI. Back to Detroit................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................63 XII. Learning about Electricity................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................69 XIII. Eight Hours, But Not for Himself................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................74 XIV. Struggling with the First Car................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................80 XV. A Ride in the Rain................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................86 XVI. Enter Coffee Jim................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................92 XVII. Another Eight Years................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................98 XVIII. Winning a Race................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................104 XIX. Raising Capital................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................110 XX. Clinging to a Principle................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................116
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