Fried, Stephen, 1958-

Appetite for America : how visionary businessman Fred Harvey built a railroad hospitality empire that civilized the Wild West / Stephen Fried. - 1st ed. - New York : Bantam Books, c2010. - xix, 518 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [443]-488) and index.

Library Journal, March 2010 Publisher's Weekly, February 2010 Booklist, February 2010 Kirkus Review, February 2010

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.

Adult Follett Library Resources

9780553804379 (trade) 0553804375

2009047790


Harvey, Fred.
Harvey, Fred.


Fred Harvey (Firm)
Fred Harvey (Firm)


Restaurateurs--United States--Biography.
Cookery, American.
Restaurateurs--Biography.
American cooking.

TX910.5.H34 / F75 2009

647.95/092 B