One of the most colorful figures in American history, the itinerant peddler also was one of the most controversial. Peddlers with their inventories stuffed into wagons or even carried on their backs pushed into the frontier so that families could remain stocked with life's essentials as they settled the new lands. This was a fun and fascinating article to research, tracing the routes and history of peddlers through the 300 years they remained active.
Winter 2015
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