Ever wonder how the motorhome came to be? In The Dumb Things Sold Just Like That…,author Al Hesselbart traces the history of the RV industry through the lives of its pioneers. Featured are the biographies of nearly two dozen of its leaders who led the industry from its infancy at the turn of the century to $12 billion giant of today.
Join us on our “blogventure” as this book continues on its way towards completion. Coming soon will be more information about this book, and how to get a copy for that RVer to round out their collection.
Who is Mr. Hesselbart? Al is the nation’s foremost authority on the history of the RV and Mobile Home industries. As historian for the RV/Mobile Home Foundation in Elkhart, Indiana, he oversees the world’s most comprehensive collection of photos, periodicals and artifacts relating to the two industries. Hesselbart has been featured as an industry authority in the New York Times, USA Today, on PBS, and the Travel Channel.
Very cool idea!! I hope the title of the book really comes true and reflects your sales. If ever my travels take me to Elkhart, IN, I’d love to see the museum!
Best of luck,
Malia
Malia – Thanks for the good wishes and I hope you can get up north in Indiana and see the new museum, it is worth the stop. If only those who have encouraged me to get it together get a copy of the book I will be happy. Al
Dear Sir,
I’m a spanish industrial design student and I’m doing my career final project about a motorhome.
I have to enclose historical references and I found your web with a great work of your book about The History of RVs.
I wonder if you could tell me any webpage or something where I could found information about the history of RVs, models, features, etc.
Congratulations for the web page and thank you very much.
Cesar Didi Ferrer