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xix, 518 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
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English
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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.
7) Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the business of civilizing the Wild West--one meal at a time
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xix, 518 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 23 cm.
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English
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The story of entrepreneur Fred Harvey who built his business from a single lunch counter into a family empire that stretched across the West along the burgeoning railroads
14) Trailblazer
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With her family farm falling on hard times, Grace Rogers applies for a position with the prestigious Fred Harvey Company. Soon she's headed for Juniper, New Mexico to work in the Palace Hotel. There she meets a handsome cowboy who quickly turns her head. Too bad the Harvey Girls are forbidden to fall in love ... Nick Hopkins has a plan: buy a little land, marry, and raise a family--in that order. But after meeting Grace, he can't keep away. Their...
15) Renegade
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"Lily Travis may be a Harvey Girl, but she's a rebel--and a romantic--at heart. Too bad her impulsive nature led her to marry a man who promised a life of ease and prosperity, only to disappear the very next day. She's kept her secret as best she can, and now she's convinced she'll never find true love...not even with the handsome local sheriff she can't get off her mind. Cody Daniels knows Lily isn't the right woman for a by-the-book lawman with...
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A look at the memorable chain of restaurants and hotels and its place in New Mexico's history.
The Santa Fe Line and the famous Fred Harvey restaurants forever changed New Mexico and the Southwest, bringing commerce, culture, and opportunity to a desolate frontier. The first Harvey Girls ever hired staffed the Raton location. In a departure from the ubiquitous black and white uniform immortalized by Judy Garland in 1946's The Harvey Girls, many of...
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1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound" is a new historical documentary that explores how over 100,000 brave young women made an unusual decision to leave home and travel west to work as waitresses along the railroad, opening the doors of the West to women. The Harvey Girls, whose workforce flourished from the 1880's until the 1960's, were true pioneers and set a new standard of excellence for women in the workplace, paving the way for generations of...
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