'The Vagabonds' Details The Publicity-Encouraged Road Trips Of Edison And Ford
Jeff Guinn weaves in a portrait of America's burgeoning love affair with the automobile. But his book rests heavy on the men's positive attributes, while shying away from their "unfortunate flaws."
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. Henry Ford invented the affordable automobile.
And, together, the brilliant best friends also invented the great American road trip!
OK, yes, that's a stretch. But it's the kind of puffed-up exaggeration the two publicity hounds would have delighted in, as author Jeff Guinn makes clear in his new book The Vagabonds.
The truth? Edison and Ford were friends, for sure, although they were the kind of pals who communicate mostly through their secretaries. And between 1914 to 1924, the two men — along with tire magnate Harvey
