tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post9168083061983701822..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: A “Direct Actionist” Goes to City HallJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-29484381541779966822013-04-02T20:54:20.410-07:002013-04-02T20:54:20.410-07:00Mariann, it certainly was a brave move on Sam'...Mariann, it certainly was a brave move on Sam's part, considering all the additional obstacles he had to overcome.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-10236689285335328672013-04-02T16:40:37.392-07:002013-04-02T16:40:37.392-07:00I did not know that some cities had laws limiting ...I did not know that some cities had laws limiting door-to-door sales. We certainly don't have such laws here in CT, as far as I can tell. i'm waiting to see how much Sam could earn this way. I don't know what book dealers were like, back in the 1920s . . . maybe there were only a few major ones, so that even with good reviews people couldn't really sell their books without an agent and a marketing plan.<br /><br />Just the effort of selling one's book door-to-door sounds heroic to me. Maybe that's just me.Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-44945489526202223312013-04-02T12:34:18.770-07:002013-04-02T12:34:18.770-07:00Not only determined, but cheerful...even after wha...Not only determined, but cheerful...even after what surely followed. After all, who likes a door to door salesman?!<br /><br />I never had the opportunity to meet Sam, but from everything I've read about him, he must have been quite an inspiration. What an outlook on life--especially a life like his!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-56861726042347333242013-04-02T12:32:27.271-07:002013-04-02T12:32:27.271-07:00We have so many tools, now, to help us get out in ...We have so many tools, now, to help us get out in that world. Can you imagine what it must have been like, back then, to get out and try to spread the word about what you've created? In my starving student days, I took a job as telephone solicitor. I think I lasted three days...maybe. Door to door? I couldn't hack it! And I can see. And hear.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-26373024019798221402013-04-02T12:30:05.685-07:002013-04-02T12:30:05.685-07:00From what I see from your recent blog post, Iggy, ...From what I see from your recent blog post, Iggy, you are one determined guy, too! That kind of perseverance is indeed inspiring!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-40230454761475848242013-04-02T11:50:15.451-07:002013-04-02T11:50:15.451-07:00he was determined for sure! :)he was determined for sure! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-47481195706798081972013-04-02T09:32:18.609-07:002013-04-02T09:32:18.609-07:00He went out to the world instead of waiting for th...He went out to the world instead of waiting for the world to come to him. What a valuable lesson for all of us.Linda Huesca Tullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677498238088821264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-3373850004685365252013-04-02T04:48:22.634-07:002013-04-02T04:48:22.634-07:00He was one determined guy! I simply have to admire...He was one determined guy! I simply have to admire that!<br />Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com