Ford middle management but believes his life is better than his father's. Hank Shutt - Abner's middle son and namesake of the family benefactor who dabbles in organized crime during Prohibition before becoming involved in Ford's "Service Department" (the company's private police force who violently put down labor disputes at the company) and realizing the two worlds are not that different. Tom Shutt - Youngest son and athlete who becomes radicalized in college and begins organizing for the UAW. Daisy Shutt - Daughter who opts for a clerical career and marriage to a bookkeeper. References External links Memory Hole: Henry Ford and the Nazis References a passage of The Flivver King. 1937 American novels Novels by Upton Sinclair United Auto Workers Novels set in Detroit Cultural depictions of Henry Ford