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"Bertha, Richard, and Eugen pushed a strange machine out of the shop and into the alley. They were sneaking away with Papa's invention!"
Bertha Benz is no ordinary woman. She's determined to show the world a revolutionary invention: the automobile.
With her two young boys, Bertha defies Germany's law against motor vehicles and sets out to drive nearly sixty miles in her husband's Benz Motorwagen. The vehicle hits many bumps in the road, but nothing can stop Bertha - she's fearless and resourceful, and a savvy hands-on mechanic.
A true story about the first Mercedes Benz automobile of 1888, Bertha Takes a Drive is a celebration of one courageous woman and the lasting effects of early inventors and risk-takers.
