Tells the fascinating story of the family that built the mighty Dodge empire and grew into a powerful and wealthy dynasty and became plagued by excesses and scandal.
The first part of the book offered enlightening information about just how much the Dodge Brothers were responsible for Henry Ford's success and what a direct role the brothers played in the actual manufacture of Ford's early automobiles including the Model T. The remainder of the book is a fascinating tale of a totally dysfunctional family that took the huge sums of money that the brothers made on their own, as Ford contractors, and through the sale of their interest in the Ford Motor Company. None of the brothers' progeny and their many spouses and children ever accomplished anything worthwhile, and were -- in part by the brothers' design and the custom of the time -- incapable of producing anything or even managing the vast Dodge fortune properly. This book should be required reading for anyone who hasn't yet learned that money can't buy happiness.
