The Verse by the Side of the Road: the Story of the Burma-Shave Signs and Jingles by Frank Rowsome Jr.

The Verse by the Side of the Road: the Story of the Burma-Shave Signs and Jingles

Frank Rowsome Jr. with Carl Rose

121 pages first pub 1965 (editions)

nonfiction history poetry funny reflective slow-paced
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In the fall of 1925, young Allan Odell conceived the idea of using consecutive signs along the roadside. . . . In 1963 the last signs were taken down, ending the most famous outdoor advertising venture ever."--1977 Minnesota Almanac The whole stor...

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