Ragtime Chapter 18 Summary

  • We're introduced to Henry Ford and his Model T, another example of American ingenuity. Ford's invention is the assembly line, which has made the car more affordable. Ford got the idea from watching cows in a slaughterhouse.
  • Ford perfects the assembly line so that each month it can produce 3,000 cars, which he sells to countless Americans. He grows rich, and we're told he'll live a long and active life.