Join Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs
on their pioneering camping trips during the early 1900s in this
energetic and entertaining nonfiction picture-book adventure.
After years of inventing things that other people needed, Thomas Edison
and Henry Ford realized there was something they needed--a vacation! So,
the famous inventors packed up Ford's Model T and invited their good
friends Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs to join them as "the Four
Vagabonds" hit America's back roads to enjoy the country's natural
beauty, fireside chats, and frolicking fun with friends--all while
inspiring future generations to invent camping adventures of their own.
"Buckle yourself in as Claudia Friddell and Jeremy Holmes take you on a
fun, creative, and certainly unique road trip with America's most famous
vagabonds--Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and John
Burroughs. The colorful and spirited illustrations, the stories of the
Vagabond's bivouacking travels and campsite escapades, and the
well-researched bibliography makes Road Trip! a great addition to
any child's library!" --Matt Andres, curatorial registrar, Edison and
Ford Winter Estates