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The Tales of an 1800s Traveling Salesman - “Uncle Charlie”
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I got "lit up" by a social media troll...and it turns out, the troll was right! I was complaining about my seat on a plane; a metal tube traveling 500 mph 35,000 feet above the earth. Me, sitting comfortably in a cushiony chair sipping a Diet Coke and enjoying a Stroopwafel.
Uncle Charlie Terry shared his travel stories from the 1800s...and (a) it made me realize what a wimp I was by complaining, but (b) opened my eyes to what traveling salespeople sacrificed and dealt with to make a living in the 1860s-1920s.
Enjoy this take on sales and sales travel from the 1800s…
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