Original 1943 educational booklet from the “Our America” series, titled “Transportation Builds a Nation” – developed by The Coca-Cola Company and approved by leading educators.
🇺🇸 Published during WW2 and distributed to American schoolchildren, this patriotic booklet explores how transportation shaped the growth of the United States — from steamboats and stagecoaches to submarines, stratospheric balloons, and early helicopters.
🔴 Features:
• Copyright MCMXLIII (1943) – Coca-Cola Company
• Printed in USA by Forbes Litho
• Illustrated throughout in colour
• 20 full-page picture card illustrations (stuck at top only , can be removed if required- see image)
• Original child’s name hand-written inside
• Ideal for vintage advertising collectors, Americana enthusiasts or prop use
📏 Approx. size: 28 x 21 cm (11 x 8.25 inches)
🟤 Condition: Good vintage – clean overall, some light age wear to edges. All pages complete.
💡 A unique glimpse into wartime educational propaganda and Coca-Cola’s role in shaping patriotic youth media during the 1940s.