The vagabonds [large print] : the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's ten-year road trip / by Jeff Guinn.
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.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
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- 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. - Genre:
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Biographies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Old Fort Branch Library | LP 917.304 GUI (Text) | 37810435668255 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bordeaux Library | LP 973.0491 G (Text) | 31781065474270 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | LP 917.304 G (Text) | 31554010622297 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Elkin Public Library | LP 917.304 GUI (Text) | 40599001137002 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 917.304 G (Text) | 33258009878476 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lexington Public Library | LP 917.304 G (Text) | 25908008066875 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Moore County Library | LGPT 917.304 GUI (Text) | 48198000347605 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Rockingham Outreach | LP 917.304 G (Text) | 31554010622305 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
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