Edsel Ford (Part 2)

Understanding Edsel is difficult, one - because he never really let his emotions out and two - because there isn't enough literature out there about this wonderful man.

But as I do with Abraham Lincoln, I will lay out the facts and then try to generate my thoughts, feelings, and what I think Edsel Ford was like.

When Edsel Ford was a boy, this was the happy time of his life. His father set up a mechanics shop for Edsel to work in, and this is where he learned mechanics. In school he would scribble on paper the different designs that were in his head and thought of. (He also was an excellent student).

When Edsel turned 18 years of age, he naturally wanted to go to college. Henry stopped that. Henry Ford was not an advocate of formal education. This hurt Edsel immensely, but although he argued his point, in the end he gave in to his father's wishes (something that would recur his entire life).

You will notice as I go along that there will not be any negative writing of Edsel. That's not because I like it that way (though it is nice) but because nothing negative is in the history of Edsel, either in writing or interviews with peers.

(More To Come)