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IN the United States we have always allowed business a freer rein than business is allowed in older countries. Perhaps an extra amount of freedom was advisable be cause we had a new country with so much to be done. But I believe the time is past when business can be allowed so much freedom without disastrous consequences. In this book I have tried to show what can happen in a typical American community as a result of allowing business an excess of freedom.
This book is not an autobiography, nor is it a fictional biography. Merely, I have set down things that I have observed during my own rather long experience as a businessman. The city that I call Wellston might be any American city.
We Americans don't have the sense of security that we used to have. All sorts of panaceas have been proposed to bring it back. But as far as I know, no one's panacea goes quite to the root of the matter. We can't have the old sense of security until something is done to curb the American practice of high-powered salesmanship.
With our production machinery in its present state of efficiency, the country can be glutted with manufactured products in two years or less. Then there is a depression. But as soon as signs of revival appear, business goes into high gear and again oversells its market. Then there is another depression. Just recently we have seen this demonstrated.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1330283031
- ISBN 13 9781330283035
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages330
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the profound changes that swept across American society in the early 20th century due to the rise of mass production and the relentless pursuit of salesmanship. The author, drawing on their own experiences as a small-town merchant, argues that the unrelenting pressure to consume goods led to a dramatic shift in societal values and behaviors, from a focus on community and contentment to a desire for material possessions and a disregard for the consequences. The book presents a nuanced analysis of how high-powered sales techniques, such as advertising and the use of sex appeal, influenced consumer behavior and ultimately transformed American culture. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330283035_0
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