Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The Bestseller

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Charles P. "Chic" Sale (1885-1936), Urbana Lodge 157 (IL), was an actor and humorist in vaudeville and a character actor in movies.  He never achieved a great amount of fame, however, until he became an author and published "The Specialist."  The book sold 200,000 copies in three months and went on to be a million-seller.  Its subject: outhouses.  Considered risque for its time, the book was nearly banned, but Brother Sale chose his words just carefully enough to avoid having it censored.

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