100 Years on the Road
Author | : Timothy B. Spears |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0300070667 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780300070668 |
Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis 100 Years on the Road by : Timothy B. Spears
Download or read book 100 Years on the Road written by Timothy B. Spears and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on sources such as diaries, advice manuals and autobiographies, this work shows how travelling salesmen from the early-18th century to the 1920s shaped the customs of life on the road and helped to develop the modern consumer culture in the United States.