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Title American journey : on the road with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and John Burroughs / Wes Davis.
Author Davis, Wes, author.
Publication Info. New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2023]
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Location Call No. Status
 Alafaya  917.3 DAV    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  917.3 DAV    Check Shelves
 South Trail  917.3 DAV    Check Shelves
Edition First edition.
Description xviii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Summary "The epic road trips-and surprising friendship-of John Burroughs, nineteenth-century naturalist, and Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, inventors of the modern age"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The spark -- Compensation -- Trial runs -- The palace of industry and the garden of earthly treasures -- Separate ways -- Sunburned and full of vim -- At sea -- A great slice of our geography.
Subject United States -- Biography.
Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 -- Travel -- United States.
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 -- Travel -- United States.
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 -- Travel -- United States.
Automobile travel -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Description and travel.
United States -- History -- 1901-1953.
Genre Biographies.
ISBN 9781324000327 (hardcover) : $30.00
1324000325 (hardcover)