My Life on the Road, The Autobiography of Cleo Crouch
Entry/Object ID
L2013.9.1
Description
My Life on the Road, The Autobiography of Cleo Crouch as told to Bill Clark. An account of the life of Cleo Crouch, partner in Crouch Bros. Trucking, a freighting firm in St. Joseph in the 1960's & 1970's. The book is an account of Cleo's life from his birth during World War I to 1975. He recounts the development of the trucking business in the United States and the challenges against railroads and Interstate Commerce Commission and a full account of the development of a nationwide fleet by Crouch and his two brothers, Arthur & Ovid, headquartered in the St. Joseph area. Photos of Crouch, his brothers, and tractor trailers included.
This book was purchased at an estate sale in 2013.
293/Hardback/Jacketed/Photographs
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Transportation, Trucking
Search Terms
St. Joseph Trucking Companies, Biography, St. Joseph History, Crouch Bros.Trucking