Welcome to another bonus episode of Calm History, an extra treat for my Soak Plus members.

This is a serial episode featuring The Story of Henry Ford, Part 8, Assembly Line Innovations, and

Labor Reformations. Now, and labor reformations.

Now, this entire series follows Henry Ford's journey to create the first automobile

that middle-class Americans could afford.

If you're a new Silk Plus member, you can get caught up on this series by starting with

bonus episode number 29. That episode has parts 1 through 6 all stitched together into a single

seamless three-hour bonus episode.

And then, to hear Part 7, just listen to Bonus Episode number 43.

For those who are caught up, here's a reminder of what happened in part seven, the prior episode.

Henry Ford had produced and sold his first batches of cars.

These were Ford models A, models B, model C, model F, Model N, Model R, and Model S.

But his best-selling car, of course, was the Ford Model T.

Ford also had won an eight-year battle against a nasty patent troll.

Now, he was about to roll out his next big innovations.

In this episode, you'll find out how Henry Ford is about to revolutionize the assembly of automobiles.

And it may not be exactly what you think it is.

He's also going to make some changes that affect his factory workers in major ways.

Changes that are so drastic

that it results in a mob of thousands of men

outside his factory.

And it doesn't end there.

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