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1880–1947
A lively American journalist and biographer, he became widely known for writing about industry, business, and the people shaping modern American life. His collaborations with Henry Ford helped bring big industrial ideas to a broad general audience.

by Henry Ford, Samuel Crowther

by Henry Ford, Samuel Crowther
Born in Philadelphia in 1880, Samuel Crowther built a career as a journalist and author with a strong interest in business, technology, and public life. He wrote for major magazines and became known for explaining complicated industrial subjects in a readable, engaging way.
Crowther is especially remembered for his association with Henry Ford. He collaborated on books including My Life and Work and Today and Tomorrow, helping present Ford's ideas to a mass readership at a time when American industry was changing rapidly.
Beyond those collaborations, Crowther wrote extensively on economics, industry, and biography. He died in 1947, leaving behind a body of work that captures the energy, optimism, and debate surrounding American business in the early twentieth century.