Oldtimers insist that there are still carriages on the streets of Norwalk, Ohio, built by Andrew Fisher. Andrew begat Lawrence, also a wheelwright, and Lawrence begat seven sons. They were named William Andrew, Frederic John, Alfred Joseph, Charles Thomas, Edward Francis, Lawrence Peter, Howard. William Andrew was the lazy one. He would cock his hat over his eye, pretend not to see his father beckoning him into the blacksmith shop. But ultimately he and all the rest except Howard industriously followed their father's and grandfather's trade. After the turn of the century the six Brothers Fisher started Fisher Body Corp. William...
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