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Automobile travel Automobile travel United States History 20th century BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva) 1847-1931 Travel United States Ford, Henry 1863-1947 Travel United States HISTORY / United States / 20th Century Tucker automobile Tucker, Preston 1903-1956 United States United States Description and travelDavis, Wes
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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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Summary: "The inspiring true story of Alice Ramsey, the first woman to drive a car across America in 1909."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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Summary: "A brilliant portrait of two American giants, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, and America entering the automobile age, told through the fascinating but little-known narrative of the summer road trips taken by Edison and Ford"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 GUIAdams, Noah.
Summary: The author journeys back to the America of his ancestors as he follows the New River into the heart of modern-day Appalachia on a 330-mile odyssey on foot, by mountain bike, by canoe, and by whitewater raft.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.47 AdaIlʹf, Ilʹi͡a︡
Contents: The Road -- The Small Town -- Americans -- At the Birthplace of Mark Twain -- The Desert -- Indians -- California -- Hollywood -- Advertising -- Negroes -- New York.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cabinet Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 ILFSullivan, Robert
Summary: The author chronicles his family's annual migration across the country from Oregon to New York, documenting the humor, and offbeat experiences of life on the road, wihle reflecting on such nation-crossing predecessors as Lewis and Clark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Pub. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 SULJacobs, Jen CK
Summary: There is no one way to road trip. From introspective solo journeys to romantic weekend getaways, friend-filled excursions, and more, Road Trips presents eight stories that highlight different ways to explore the world. Packed with photos and personal experiences, this inspiring and practical book also has key tips for enhancing every part of your trip, from getting out the door (with essential...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.7 JACLehto, Steve
Summary: "In the wake of World War II, the U.S. automobile industry was fully unprepared to meet the growing demands of the public, for whom they had not made any cars for years. In stepped Preston Tucker, a salesman extraordinaire who announced the building of a revolutionary new car: the Tucker '48, the first car in almost a decade to be built fresh from the ground up. Tucker's car, which would...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2016