Beverly Little,from the Forney Museum of Transportation, in Denver, Colorado, recently wrote us about “The Dumb Things Sold Just Like That.”
“The Dumb Things Sold is a well written, entertaining social history of the
Recreational Vehicle industry. Mr. Hesselbart has captured the essential
details of the very beginnings of auto-camping and followed the ups and
downs of the industry into the mega-business era of our present in an
easy-to-read but fact-rich format. Not an in-depth listing of innovations
and model release dates, this wonderful little book captures the family
history side of the industry. In telling the stories of the men who
founded the industry, Mr. Hesselbart also highlights the spirit of
adventure found in RV-ers from the beginning.
In all, this is a wonderful little book that The Forney will gladly use as
reference in our library.”
The Forney Transportation Museum is a one-of-a-kind collection of over 500 exhibits relating to historical transportation. It began with antique cars, but soon expanded to include vehicles of all kinds. Some of these are familiar, while others spark the imagination. Among the cars in the collection are the Porsche 928 that Tom Cruise drove in “Risky Business”, Amelia Earhart’s Gold Bug Kissel, and Prince Aly Khan’s Rolls Royce. Visit the museum’s website at http://forneymuseum.org/
