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xix, 518 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
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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.
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In the 1870s, people traveling west of the Mississippi were still venturing into the wild. Loud, smoke-belching trains might have cut across the rough terrain, but harsh weather, rigid seats, and short breaks for bad food in the middle of nowhere showed the West was by no means won. Entrepreneur Fred Harvey had an eye for such problems and a nerve for the impossible. In 1876, he began establishing high-quality dining rooms along the Santa Fe Railroad,...
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