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Burma-Shave: The Rhymes, the Signs, the Times

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Burma-Shave is an overly sentimental look at the history of Burma-Shave. The book contains a lot of fascinating information about Americana history, especially that pertaining to the rise of the automobile and successful business marketing through the depression. However, the writing is clumsy and the number of times the author mentions the "good old days" and how much better things were in simpler times gets old really fast. His right-wing leanings are thinly veiled, too.

This is a very quick read, but by the end there is the sense that the author is looking for things to write about. Still, the story is fascinating, as are the photos and the way the Burma Shave slogans, which are all reprinted here, reflect America at the time.

Young and old have sat around together, reading and smiling the messages by turns.
Great thing to do among friends and strangers. People merrily identify with the content.

This was purchased as a gift for my Dad and he loves it.