{"product_id":"sunday-drives-nostalgic-reminiscing-with-the-best-of-burma-shave-paperback","title":"Sunday Drives: Nostalgic Reminiscing with the Best of Burma-Shave - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Larson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJill Larson Sundberg\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Burma-Shave craze reached its zenith during the 1950s, with more than 7,000 signs posted across the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e To market Burma-Shave, Allen Odell, an advertising wordsmith, devised the concept of sequential signs to sell his shaving cream. Typically, six signs were erected, with each of the first five containing a line of verse, and the sixth trumpeting the brand name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Burma-Shave signs appeared in every state except Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. The creative people at Burma-Shave, as well as customers who sent in jingles of their own, ultimately created more than 600 of the rhymes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the world of advertising, Burma-Shave stood as unique, creating signs that became a part of the popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Although the Burma-Shave company is no more, these fun little rhymes hold great nostalgic value for those of us who fondly remember them from our Sunday drives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52588609339699,"sku":"9780595393244","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RGNxcmt1WTVYb1dsSjdSNUlneEc4UT09.webp?v=1761630932","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/sunday-drives-nostalgic-reminiscing-with-the-best-of-burma-shave-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}