{"product_id":"a-chance-to-breathe-stories-from-a-1918-road-trip-paperback","title":"A Chance to Breathe: Stories from a 1918 Road Trip - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAugust 1918, a group of friends gathers in Western Pennsylvania for a two-week camping road trip, but these were not ordinary friends-and this was no ordinary time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Chance to Breathe\u003c\/i\u003e follows Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, John Burroughs, and Harvey Firestone, along with a caravan of vehicles and a slew of helpers, on their thousand-mile journey through the heart of America a little over a century ago. Their unlikely and fascinating friendships are matched only by their individual stories. Traversing the countryside by car, the famous campers would be some of the first participants in what would later become a traditional summer staple known as The Great American Road Trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving largely invented the modern world, these \"vagabonds\" were hoping, at least for a moment, to escape it. And who could blame them? Life in 1918 was exhausting. World War One raged in Europe while humanity braced for yet another wave of the Spanish Flu, which in the end, would prove to be more like a tsunami. Racing through America's first frontier, the story of Appalachia and West Virginia are brought to light, as are the stories of the people and places encountered along the way. In the end, \u003ci\u003eA Chance to Breathe\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of friendship, adventure, and the indomitable human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405288685746,"sku":"9798988495703","price":25.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/edea2f69d13559c2bb3761aebccdc2ce.webp?v=1778181428","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-chance-to-breathe-stories-from-a-1918-road-trip-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}