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The vagabonds the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's ten-year road trip Cover Image Large Print Book

The vagabonds [large print] : the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's ten-year road trip / by Jeff Guinn.

Guinn, Jeff, (author.).

Summary:

A narrative of the summer road trips taken by Thomas Edison and Henry Ford between 1914 and 1925 as they examined the conditions of America's roadways and sought to improve the practicality of automobile travel across the country. Newspaper coverage of these trips was extensive, and as cars and roads improved, the summer trip by automobile soon became a part of American life.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781432872144
  • ISBN: 1432872141
  • Physical Description: 537 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.

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Subject:
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 > Travel > United States.
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 > Travel > United States.
Automobile engineers > United States > Biography.
Businessmen > United States > Biography.
Inventors > United States > Biography.
Automobile travel > United States > History > 20th century.
Vacations > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Description and travel.
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Biographies.

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