A Fascinating Life - Ford, Anne
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Many know Anne Ford as an advocate for those with special needs and the author of the acclaimed memoir Laughing Allegra, documenting her experiences as a mother raising a daughter with learning disabilities. Anne has now turned her focus on her own life, as the second daughter of Henry Ford II and Anne McDonnell, in her newest memoir: A Fascinating Life In this collection of memorable and often hilarious adventures, Anne tells her own story of growing up in an unusually prominent family in Detroit and Southampton - meeting her great-grandfather Henry Ford, dinner with the Duke and Duchess of…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Many know Anne Ford as an advocate for those with special needs and the author of the acclaimed memoir Laughing Allegra, documenting her experiences as a mother raising a daughter with learning disabilities. Anne has now turned her focus on her own life, as the second daughter of Henry Ford II and Anne McDonnell, in her newest memoir: A Fascinating Life In this collection of memorable and often hilarious adventures, Anne tells her own story of growing up in an unusually prominent family in Detroit and Southampton - meeting her great-grandfather Henry Ford, dinner with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, teaching the Twist in the White House, her debutante party with Ella Fitzgerald, being trapped in a snowstorm in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, tea with Coco Chanel: these are a few of the unexpected episodes in a life well-lived.
Autorenporträt
Anne Ford is the great granddaughter of Henry Ford, granddaughter of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, and daughter of Henry Ford II and Anne McDonnell Ford. She served as Chairman of the Board of the National Center for Learning Disabilities from 1989 to 2001. Mrs. Ford has received many honors for her work, including the Lizette H. Sarnoff Award for Volunteer Service from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters from Leslie University for her advocacy work for people with learning disabilities, and has spoken on issue at numerous corporations such as JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Ford Motor Company.