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.

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 ...

ROXBURY >> An article in the current issue of My Ford Magazine brought national attention to naturalist John Burroughs and Woodchuck Lodge, his Catskill Mountain retreat. The article, which s… ...

Henry Ford, John Burroughs, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone were all huddled together around the campfire. They were pals. Really, they were more, they were good friends. And each summer, the ...

The man neighbors once sneeringly called “Crazy Henry” was a promotional genius. He knew four famous Americans traveling off ...

For many years, Henry Ford took annual camping trips with the "vagabonds" - his close friends Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs - with an entourage of servants, photographers ...

Thomas Edison, John Burroughs and Henry Ford at Edison's home in Fort Myers, Florida, in 1914. Wikipedia President Warren G. Harding has lunch in a tent, with Thomas Edison (one over from the left ...

Henry Ford’s Model Ts outfitted with a built-in stove and ... Harvey Firestone and conservationist John Burroughs set out on the first of several annual road trips in Model Ts outfitted ...

In it, Burroughs documents a 12-day car-camping trip he took in 1918 at the age of 81, along with 71-year-old Thomas Edison and their younger friends, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone. This trip ...

Photo Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Bettman/Getty ImagesIn December 1912, the naturalist John Burroughs received an unexpected letter from Henry Ford. Ford had been reading Burroughs’ ...