The Vagabonds The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip |
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| Author:
| Guinn, Jeff |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4328-7214-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2019 |
| Publisher: | Cengage Gale
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $32.99 |
Book Description:
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A Bestselling AuthorIn 1914 Henry Ford visited Thomas Edison in Florida and toured the Everglades. The following year they joined together on a summer camping trip and decided to call themselves the Vagabonds. They continued their summer road trips until 1925. Although they traveled with an entourage, there was a serious purpose to these trips: to examine the conditions of America's roadways and improve the practicality of automobile travel. The road trips made the automobile...
More DescriptionA Bestselling AuthorIn 1914 Henry Ford visited Thomas Edison in Florida and toured the Everglades. The following year they joined together on a summer camping trip and decided to call themselves the Vagabonds. They continued their summer road trips until 1925. Although they traveled with an entourage, there was a serious purpose to these trips: to examine the conditions of America's roadways and improve the practicality of automobile travel. The road trips made the automobile ubiquitous and magnified Ford's reputation. The Vagabonds is a story of two American giants and the transformation of the country.