Project Gutenberg 2008-04-18 Public domain in the USA. 105 Johnston, J. P. (James Perry) 1852 Johnston, James Perry Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace) 1856 1915 Denslow, William Wallace Twenty Years of Hus'ling Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Charles Aldarondo, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Twenty Years of Hus'ling" by J. P. Johnston is an autobiographical account written in the late 19th century. This engaging work chronicles the life of the author as he navigates through numerous business ventures, showcasing both his comedic failures and gradual successes in various trades. The narrative centers around Johnston’s relentless pursuit of financial independence and self-sufficiency through a series of entrepreneurial endeavors, including live-stock dealing, peddling, and auctioneering. The opening of the book introduces the author’s background, including his upbringing on a farm, highlighting the dynamics with his family and his early entrepreneurial spirit. Johnston reflects on his childhood, revealing his ambitions and the struggles he faced, from contentious relationships at home to his unyielding desire to break free from farm life. He vividly describes humorous and sometimes humiliating incidents that shaped his character and resilience. The beginning sets the tone for an adventurous journey filled with trials and tribulations, as he strives to establish himself in various business roles, ultimately leading to his success as a hustler and auctioneer. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Business Johnston, J. P. (James Perry), 1852- HF Text Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Sociology 732718 732727 2024-09-11T03:51:03.969761 2023-09-11T07:28:11.157052 text/html text/html 747521 2021-01-03T11:52:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4081921 2021-01-03T11:52:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3782266 2024-09-11T03:51:15.531227 application/epub+zip 3789032 2024-09-11T03:51:05.818758 application/epub+zip 353742 2024-09-11T03:51:04.869717 application/epub+zip 4014966 2024-09-11T03:51:22.624144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3940092 2024-09-11T03:51:14.323247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510949 2022-09-11T13:31:08.644317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 653666 653534 2024-09-11T03:51:01.228765 2023-09-11T07:28:08.670004 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 653455 2021-01-03T11:52:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 243151 2021-01-03T11:52:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 653450 2021-01-03T11:52:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243129 2021-01-03T11:52:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20632 2024-09-11T03:51:22.775117 application/rdf+xml 25432 2024-09-11T03:51:04.996760 image/jpeg 4080 2024-09-11T03:51:04.933766 image/jpeg 4025566 2024-09-11T03:51:04.152728 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia