Appetite for America : how visionary businessman Fred Harvey built a railroad hospitality empire that civilized the Wild West / Stephen Fried.
By: Fried, Stephen.
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BookPublisher: New York : Bantam Books, c2010Edition: 1st ed.Description: xix, 518 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780553804379 (trade); 0553804375.Subject(s): Harvey, Fred | Restaurateurs -- United States -- Biography | Fred Harvey (Firm) | Cookery, American | Harvey, Fred | Restaurateurs -- Biography | Fred Harvey (Firm) | American cookingDDC classification: 647.95/092 | B Summary: Chronicles the life and accomplishments of Fred Harvey, describing how he transformed his single lunch counter into a profitable chain of restaurants located throughout the United States in the late nineteenth century, and discusses his clientele and carefully selected staff--the Harvey Girls.
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Chronicles the life and accomplishments of Fred Harvey, describing how he transformed his single lunch counter into a profitable chain of restaurants located throughout the United States in the late nineteenth century, and discusses his clientele and carefully selected staff--the Harvey Girls.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [443]-488) and index.
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