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The vagabonds : the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's ten-year road trip, by Jeff Guinn

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"In 1914 Henry Ford and naturalist John Burroughs visited Thomas Edison in Florida and toured the Everglades. The following year Ford, Edison, and tire maker Harvey Firestone joined together on a summer camping trip and decided to call themselves the Vagabonds. They would continue their summer road trips until 1925, when they announced that their fame made it too difficult for them to carry on. Although the Vagabonds traveled with an entourage of chefs, butlers, and others, this elite fraternity also had a serious purpose: to examine the conditions of America's roadways and improve the practicality of automobile travel. Cars were unreliable and the roads were even worse. But newspaper coverage of these trips was extensive, and as cars and roads improved, the summer trip by automobile soon became a desired element of American life. In The Vagabonds Jeff Guinn shares the story of this pivotal moment in American history. But he also examines the important relationship between the older Edison and the younger Ford, who once worked for the famous inventor. The road trips made the automobile ubiquitous and magnified Ford's reputation, even as Edison's diminished. The automobile had come of age and it would transform the American landscape, the American economy, and the American way of life. Guinn brings to life this seminal moment when a new industry created a watershed cultural shift and a famous businessman became a prominent political figure. The Vagabonds is a wonderful story of two American giants and the transformation of the country"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
537 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Note
Unabridged
Contents
  • Interim: November 1921-June 1923
  • 1923
  • 1924
  • Jep Bisbee is famous
  • Prologue: Paris, Michigan : mid-August 1923
  • 1914
  • 1915
  • 1916
  • 1918
  • 1919
  • 1920
  • 1921
Isbn
9781432872144
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The vagabonds : the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's ten-year road trip
Title
The vagabonds
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the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's ten-year road trip
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by Jeff Guinn
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
"In 1914 Henry Ford and naturalist John Burroughs visited Thomas Edison in Florida and toured the Everglades. The following year Ford, Edison, and tire maker Harvey Firestone joined together on a summer camping trip and decided to call themselves the Vagabonds. They would continue their summer road trips until 1925, when they announced that their fame made it too difficult for them to carry on. Although the Vagabonds traveled with an entourage of chefs, butlers, and others, this elite fraternity also had a serious purpose: to examine the conditions of America's roadways and improve the practicality of automobile travel. Cars were unreliable and the roads were even worse. But newspaper coverage of these trips was extensive, and as cars and roads improved, the summer trip by automobile soon became a desired element of American life. In The Vagabonds Jeff Guinn shares the story of this pivotal moment in American history. But he also examines the important relationship between the older Edison and the younger Ford, who once worked for the famous inventor. The road trips made the automobile ubiquitous and magnified Ford's reputation, even as Edison's diminished. The automobile had come of age and it would transform the American landscape, the American economy, and the American way of life. Guinn brings to life this seminal moment when a new industry created a watershed cultural shift and a famous businessman became a prominent political figure. The Vagabonds is a wonderful story of two American giants and the transformation of the country"--
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Guinn, Jeff
Dewey number
917.304/9130922
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
no index present
LC call number
TL140.F6
LC item number
G85 2019b
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Thorndike Press large print biography and memoir
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Ford, Henry
  • Edison, Thomas A.
  • Automobile engineers
  • Businessmen
  • Inventors
  • Automobile travel
  • Vacations
  • United States
  • Edison, Thomas A.
  • Ford, Henry
  • Automobile engineers
  • Automobile travel
  • Businessmen
  • Inventors
  • Travel
  • Vacations
  • United States
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The vagabonds : the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's ten-year road trip, by Jeff Guinn
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Copyright
Note
Unabridged
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-528)
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Interim: November 1921-June 1923
  • 1923
  • 1924
  • Jep Bisbee is famous
  • Prologue: Paris, Michigan : mid-August 1923
  • 1914
  • 1915
  • 1916
  • 1918
  • 1919
  • 1920
  • 1921
Control code
on1112141240
Dimensions
22 cm.
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
537 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9781432872144
Lccn
2019033211
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
Label
The vagabonds : the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's ten-year road trip, by Jeff Guinn
Publication
Copyright
Note
Unabridged
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-528)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Interim: November 1921-June 1923
  • 1923
  • 1924
  • Jep Bisbee is famous
  • Prologue: Paris, Michigan : mid-August 1923
  • 1914
  • 1915
  • 1916
  • 1918
  • 1919
  • 1920
  • 1921
Control code
on1112141240
Dimensions
22 cm.
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
537 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9781432872144
Lccn
2019033211
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
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illustrations

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