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Uncommon Friends: Life With Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, & Charles Lindbergh Paperback - 1989
by James D. Newton
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James Newton is an extraordinary man who formed friendships with several men who helped shape the 20th century. His associations found him a witness to the unveiling of Ford's new V-8 engine; discussing humanity with the father of modern surgery, Alexis Carrel; and in prewar France with the Lindbergh family. Illustrated.
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- Title Uncommon Friends: Life With Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, & Charles Lindbergh
- Author James D. Newton
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st
- Condition New
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harcourt, New York
- Date 1989
- Features Illustrated, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # x-0156926202
- ISBN 9780156926201 / 0156926202
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.3 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 3.30 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 1950-1999
- Library of Congress subjects United States, Lindbergh, Charles A
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
Newton engagingly recalls a lifetime of friendship with five giants of the twentieth century. Foreword by Anne Morrow Lindbergh; Index; photographs.
First line
IT IS TEN O'CLOCK on the night of October 21, 1931.