{"product_id":"appetite-for-america-fred-harvey-and-the-business-of-civilizing-the-wild-west-one-meal-at-a-time-paperback","title":"Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West--One Meal at a Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Fried\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - Featured in the PBS documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe legendary life and entrepreneurial vision of Fred Harvey helped shape American culture and history for three generations--from the 1880s all the way through World War II--and still influence our lives today in surprising and fascinating ways. Now award-winning journalist 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppetite for America\u003c\/i\u003e is the incredible real-life story of Fred Harvey--told in depth for the first time ever--as well as the story of this country's expansion into the Wild West of Bat Masterson and Billy the Kid, of the great days of the railroad, of a time when a deal could still be made with a handshake and the United States was still uniting. As a young immigrant, Fred Harvey worked his way up from dishwasher to household name: He was Ray Kroc before McDonald's, J. Willard Marriott before Marriott Hotels, Howard Schultz before Starbucks. His eating houses and hotels along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad (including historic lodges still in use at the Grand Canyon) were patronized by princes, presidents, and countless ordinary travelers looking for the best cup of coffee in the country. Harvey's staff of carefully screened single young women--the celebrated Harvey Girls--were the country's first female workforce and became genuine Americana, even inspiring an MGM musical starring Judy Garland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the verve and passion of Fred Harvey himself, Stephen Fried tells the story of how this visionary built his business from a single lunch counter into a family empire whose marketing and innovations we still encounter in myriad ways. Inspiring, instructive, and hugely entertaining, \u003ci\u003eAppetite for America\u003c\/i\u003e is historical biography that is as richly rewarding as a slice of fresh apple pie--and every bit as satisfying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e*With two photo inserts featuring over 75 images, and an appendix with over fifty Fred Harvey recipes, most of them never-before-published.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Fried\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author, and an adjunct professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThing of Beauty: The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia\u003c\/i\u003e (the inspiration for the Emmy-winning film \u003ci\u003eGia\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eAppetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West--One Meal at a Time\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller featured in the PBS documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eBitter Pills: Inside the Hazardous World of Legal Drugs, The New Rabbi, \u003c\/i\u003e and the essay collection \u003ci\u003eHusbandry\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also co-author, with Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, of \u003ci\u003eA Common Struggle: A Personal Journey through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction\u003c\/i\u003e. A two-time winner of the National Magazine Award, Fried has written frequently for \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair, GQ, The Washington Post Magazine, Rolling Stone, Glamour, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Philadelphia\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, author Diane Ayres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63161580290397,"sku":"9780553383485","price":28.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/5558\/2813\/files\/NkxITjRTYThLU0NCczRaajdMZ3VhZz09.webp?v=1768929013","url":"https:\/\/novellybooks.com\/products\/appetite-for-america-fred-harvey-and-the-business-of-civilizing-the-wild-west-one-meal-at-a-time-paperback","provider":"Novelly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}