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The Klondike Big Inch Land Promotion
The Klondike Big Inch Land Promotion
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Jul 30, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In the mid-20th century, one ad company had a wacky plan to actually dole out land deeds as part of a cereal promotion. How did they manage it? And was the land worth anything? Read the show notes here. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Released:
Jul 30, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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