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Meat, Manliness, and Marketing: The National Live Stock and Meat Board
“Beef. It’s what’s for dinner.” So, Sam Elliot in his deep, husky drawl immortalized one of the most famous meat slogans in recent memory. The National Live Stock and Meat Board invented this piece of Americana and linked meat-eating to … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising Campaigns, Alan Ladd, Beef, Beef promotion, cattle industry, Food Advertising, Meat Consumption, Meat Industry, Meat Promotion, Meat Slogans, National Live Stock and Meat Board, World War II
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Saddle Up with Shane: Exploring Jack Schaefer’s Western Legacy
The film Shane is critically thought to be one of the best westerns ever made. It starred Alan Ladd as the title character, as well as Van Heflin and Jean Arthur. In fact, the film (released in 1953) was based … Continue reading