Tales of the Road

'Tales of the Road' is a book that sheds light on what life as a traveling salesman was like in the early 20th century. One can see that the author's love of his profession is apparent, even from the very first paragraph: «Salesmanship is the business of the world; it is about all there is to the world of business. Enter the door of a successful wholesale or manufacturing house and you stand upon the threshold of an establishment represented by first-class salesmen. They are the steam —and a big part of the engine, too—that makes business move.»