The vagabonds : the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's ten-year road trip
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Physical Description
306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Albany Co. Public Library - Nonfiction
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917.3 GUINN
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Subjects
Library of Congress Subjects
Automobile engineers -- United States -- Biography.
Automobile travel -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Biographies.
Businessmen -- United States -- Biography.
Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931 -- Travel -- United States.
Ford, Henry, -- 1863-1947 -- Travel -- United States.
Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
National Public Radio (U.S.)
United States -- Description and travel.
Vacations -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Automobile travel -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Biographies.
Businessmen -- United States -- Biography.
Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931 -- Travel -- United States.
Ford, Henry, -- 1863-1947 -- Travel -- United States.
Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
National Public Radio (U.S.)
United States -- Description and travel.
Vacations -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-288) and index.
Summary
The fascinating story of two American giants--Henry Ford and Thomas Edison--whose annual summer sojourns introduced the road trip to our culture and made the automobile an essential part of modern life, even as their own relationship altered dramatically. 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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Guinn, J. (2019). The vagabonds: the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's ten-year road trip . Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Guinn, Jeff. 2019. The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-year Road Trip. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Guinn, Jeff. The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-year Road Trip Simon & Schuster, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Guinn, Jeff. The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-year Road Trip Simon & Schuster, 2019.
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