The book includes a brand new directory of the world's finest barber shops.

There are steps to take and processes to follow. This book is intended to be your guide book for this adventure.

These photos, interviews, and essays tell the full story of the Black barber shop in America.

When Charles H. Washington first got his start as a barber, he discovered other African-Americans in the field were reluctant to share the secrets of the craft.

... Barber Shop ; Sign That Ad- vertises Bobbing INSPIRES ARMY DESIGN George Washington's hatchet and a cherry - tree ... NEW - STYLE BARBER - SHOP SIGN INSPIRED BY COMIC STRIP A newspaper cartoon suggested the idea for the new - style ...

... Barber Shop ; Sign That Advertises Bobbing NEW-STYLE BARBERSHOP SIGN INSPIRED BY~CO~MIC STRIP FAMOUS CHERRY-TREE TALE INSPIRES~ARMY DESIGN George Washington's hatchet and a cherry-tree sprig laden with fruit form the basis for the crest ...

... style of the Shop Card was likewise defeated . The report of the General ... new publica- tion , The Journeyman Barber . Officers were elected as follows ... barber craft . While in no way wishing to dictate to the employers as to how ...

... shop card and are very much appreciated by all who get them . Now let us have a large calendar for display advertisement showing above each monthly calendar page an illustration of the old and new style barber shops , union and non- union ...

Rediscover a neighborhood institution through interviews, insightful commentary, and numerous photographs.

Barber challenges us to challenge the system and our role in it. The less you buy into the consumer culture, the more power you have. Consumed will teach you how to be a citizen and not a consumer.