Spears, Timothy B.

100 Years on the Road. The Travelling Salesman in American Culture.

New Haven/ London, Yale University Press, 1995. 23.4cm x 15.7cm. xx, 300 pages. Original illustrated softcover (Paperback). Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

Vividly illustrated, this lively book presents the first in-depth study of the traveling salesman, illuminating his role in American culture from 1830 to 1920. Drawing on letters, diaries, and autobiographies, as well as on literary works by Crane, Dreiser, Lewis, and Miller, Spears examines the impact of the commercial traveler both on the national market economy and on American imagination.

• Keywords: American Economy · American History – Rare · Catalogue No.19 – American History and Politics · Economic history
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780300070668
• Inventory Number: 41222AB

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