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Ford City

by (author) Herb Colling

Publisher
Biblioasis
Initial publish date
Nov 2017
Category
General, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781771960625
    Publish Date
    Nov 2017
    List Price
    $24.95

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Description

Ford City was a town steeped in the history of the auto industry. Companies including Ford, E.M.F., Studebaker, Chalmers and Chrysler all called Ford City their home of Canadian operations. But it was more than just an industrial town. It was a rumrunning hub, a communist hotbed, and a thriving cultural centre for the people of the Border Cities. From the town's inception, through amalgamation, to the revitalization of the Ford plant in the 1990s, Ford City is the story of the industrial heart of Windsor.

About the author

Herb Colling has an abiding interest in, and respect for, local history. His first two books deal with the auto industry in Windsor. He cut his teeth in 1993 on Pioneering the Auto Age, about Windsor as an automotive capital of Canada, and went on to write 99 Days: The Ford Strike In Windsor, 1945, which was published in 1995.

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Editorial Reviews

Praise for Herb Colling and Turning Points

"Colling rebuts the curious notion that Canadian history, even when told in relation to major U.S. events, is not compelling or important."Quill & Quire