Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 69 Maher, William H. 1846 1913 A Man of Samples. Something about the men he met "On the Road" Reading ease score: 88.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. A man of samples -- His last trip -- "Let us kick." Text file produced by Ben Byer, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "A Man of Samples. Something about the Men He Met 'On the Road'" by William H. Maher is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds through the experiences of a young traveling salesman tasked with taking over for a colleague on his wedding tour, revealing a world filled with quirky characters, challenges in sales, and the unpredictability of the business landscape. The opening portion sets the stage for an engaging tale filled with the internal struggles and comedic encounters of the main character, who initially dreads his assignment. As he embarks on his journey, he reflects on his hesitations and the perceived risks of failure that weigh heavily on him. His first stop in a town that he refers to as Albany introduces a colorful cast of characters, including a cantankerous gun shop owner and other merchants, showcasing the complexities of selling in various conditions. These initial interactions illustrate the cutthroat nature of salesmanship while hinting at humor and camaraderie among those who navigate this world, creating a vivid picture of the challenges and triumphs of a man on the road. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Traveling sales personnel -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 336790 336791 2024-10-03T08:03:47.051794 2023-10-03T07:34:41.877199 text/html text/html 347375 2021-01-28T09:43:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 114319 2021-01-28T09:43:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 213709 2024-10-03T08:03:55.830899 application/epub+zip 219111 2024-10-03T08:03:51.087729 application/epub+zip 184910 2024-10-03T08:03:49.630812 application/epub+zip 492643 2024-10-03T08:03:59.459169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465701 2024-10-03T08:03:54.866704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425537 2022-09-03T10:32:22.597596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281893 281737 2024-10-03T08:03:46.280802 2023-10-03T07:34:41.183226 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 285490 2018-03-16T06:01:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 108636 2018-03-16T06:02:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 281487 2013-06-30T11:50:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108157 2013-06-30T11:50:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21455 2024-10-03T08:03:59.592192 application/rdf+xml 24556 2024-10-03T08:03:50.196706 image/jpeg 4741 2024-10-03T08:03:49.908777 image/jpeg 209859 2024-10-03T08:03:47.080703 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