| The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip Contributor(s): Guinn, Jeff (Author) |
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ISBN: 1432872141 ISBN-13: 9781432872144 Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print OUR PRICE: $31.34 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Rich & Famous - Biography & Autobiography | Business - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2019033211 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 8.6" (1.45 lbs) 556 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: In 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. |