The Vagabonds
The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip
$37.05
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2021
Summary
A “fascinating slice of rarely considered American history” (Booklist)—the story of 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.
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781501159312 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1501159313 |
| Author: | Jeff Guinn |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 279g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 140mm x 213mm |
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Critics Review
“The glimpses of early automobile travel are fascinating… . The Vagabonds is an interesting glimpse into a slice of these inventors’ lives not often seen.”
“The glimpses of early automobile travel are fascinating… . The Vagabonds is an interesting glimpse into a slice of these inventors’ lives not often seen.” – Nancy Gilson * The Columbus Dispatch * “As with many good books, this one is fun, serving as a chronicle of the trips and the eccentricity of the men who made them memorable. With a remarkable level of insight and detail, Guinn also shows us how different America was in the halcyon years before World War I.” – Michael Granberry * Dallas Morning News * “[Guinn] has a lot of fun documenting the double takes from unsuspecting souls who saw Ford and his friends on the road… .One of the pleasures of The Vagabonds is remembering a time when travelers - even those as wealthy as Firestone - did get lost, without the benefit of navigation systems to set them straight.” – Danny Heitman * Christian Science Monitor (online) * “A fascinating snapshot of some of the less-famous years of American history… .[And] a portrait of America’s burgeoning love affair with the automobile.” – Camila Domonoske * NPR.org * “Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, road-tripping buddies… . An entertaining story that mixes sharp portraits of their vivid personalities with details of their travels and a portrait of American society during those years.” * Kirkus Reviews * “A fascinating slice of rarely considered American history.” * Booklist *
Jeff Guinn
Jeff Guinn is an award-winning former investigative journalist and the bestselling author of numerous books, including Go Down Together: The True Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde; The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the OK Corral-And How It Changed the West; Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson; and The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple. Guinn lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
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