Sea to Sea in a Model T: The Story of Henry Fords Old Car (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781494470562)

DON & FRAN VAN POLEN Through the years, as we produced various travel programs. Our audiences are Our audiences are usually folks who don't want a scientific or detailed synopsis of some geographical place; they want a simple, well-researched story that relates to their everyday lives. Just keeping them awake for more than an hour can be a major achievement! A lot of people are like me; after a few minutes of TV, I shut it off and pick up a book. Many of the folks in our audience are elderly with a wealth of experiences that relate to the past. Because it was the 100th anniversary of the Model T Ford, our newspaper had a story of Henry Ford and his Model T. Immediately I thought, what a perfect story for a travel program. As a kid I remember the day Henry Ford was buried. It was a big event. All traffic in the state of Michigan came to a stop for 1 minute in honor of the man who put the country on wheels. I was also impressed by the fact that the Model T was made for 20 years and at the peak of production was coming off the assembly line every ten seconds. Don Van Polen graduated from Calvin College and later attended the University of Arizona taking graduate studies in the field of Criminology and Abnormal Psychology. . After 10 years of teaching, he was smitten with photography as well as travel. Don and Fran Van Polen's journeys have taken them from the steaming jungles of New Guinea, the ancient streets of Jerusalem, the slums of Calcutta to the grandeur of a North American Autumn. A highlight of their career was when one of their photographic productions, "Autumn across America" was selected as the feature program at the World Convention of the Photographic Society of America in Seattle where they received a standing ovation. Their presentations have been shown in some of the largest churches and auditoriums in North America from Edmonton to San Diego; from The Harvard Club in Boston to Seattle Center in Washington State as well as the Rockefeller Center for Performing Arts in New York. Their presentations have been shown at numerous Photographic Conventions along with the Kodak Cavalcade and National Geographic Presentations. DVDs produced by Don and Fran are distributed by FOX RECORDS throughout Europe and the US. Don and Fran live in Mount Vernon, Washington, Their hobbies include beekeeping, a small sawmill where they have built their own 50 ft. covered bridge, a bulldozer and Rosie, a 1926 Model T.