Appetite for America : how visionary businessman Fred Harvey built a railroad hospitality empire that civilized the Wild West
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Published
New York : Bantam Books, [2010].
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xix, 518 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Status
Oliver La Farge - Adult
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Published
New York : Bantam Books, [2010].
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Maps on endpapers.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-488) and index.
Description
The legendary life and entrepreneurial vision of Fred Harvey helped shape American culture and history of three generations -- from the 1880's all the way through World War II -- and still influence our lives today. Stephen Fried re-creates the life of this unlikely American hero, the founding father of the nation's service industry, whose remarkable family business civilized the West and introduced America to Americans.
Awards
Kansas Notable Book, 2011
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