Into the Wild: Edison, Ford & Friends - A WGCU Documentary
In 1914, three famous friends -- Thomas Edison, the "Wizard" of electricity; Henry Ford, the pioneer auto-maker; and John Burroughs, best-selling nature writer -- trekked into the wilds for a camping adventure in the Everglades. Their campfire camaraderie inspired a series of camping trips throughout the next decade. Joined by another famous friend, tire manufacturer Harvey Firestone, the "Four Vagabonds" explored a changing America, finding rest -- and inspiration -- in the nation's great outdoors. For more, go to http://www.wgcu.org Follow us! Facebook: http://facebook.com/wgcupublicmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/wgcu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wgcupublicmedia WGCU PBS & NPR For Southwest Florida Into the Wild: Edison, Ford & Friends - A WGCU Documentary #WGCU #PBS #IntoTheWild
About Henry Ford
Henry Ford was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the system that came to be known as Fordism. In 1911, he was awarded a patent for the transmission mechanism that would be used in the Ford Model T and other automobiles.
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