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Ford, Edison, and Burroughs Were America’s Oddest Road Warriors

Por: The Daily Beast Life June 11, 2023

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In December 1912, the naturalist John Burroughs received an unexpected letter from Henry Ford. Ford had been reading Burroughs’ essays, and he wanted Burroughs to know how much he admired him. He wondered if Burroughs would like a free new Ford automobile.Burroughs, who had turned 75 earlier in 1912, was not easily impressed by famous people. As a young man he had met Emerson and Whitman, and in 1903, he had accompanied President Theodore... + full article



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