The Twenty Mule Team of Death Valley

by Ted Faye

Book Overview

The image of 20 mules hauling a train of wagons was once as popular as the golden arches are today. Everyone knew what it meant. It was the trademark of Pacific Coast Borax's most famous product, a laundry additive called Twenty Mule Team Borax. The company's advertising was dependent on one important fact: the connection between the Twenty Mule Team and America's most notorious desert, Death Valley. From 1883 to 1888, teams of mules and wagons hauled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738595098
• ISBN13: 9780738595092
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"