Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West—One Meal at a Time

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"Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West—One Meal at a Time" is a historical nonfiction book that chronicles entrepreneur Fred Harvey’s pioneering restaurant and hospitality empire along the American railroads and its impact on the development of the American West.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
history book ⓘ
author Stephen Fried ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depicts expansion of railroad networks in the United States ⓘ
standardization of food service in railroad towns ⓘ
features biographical narrative of Fred Harvey ⓘ
history of Harvey Girls waitresses ⓘ
focusesOn development of restaurant and hotel services along American railroads ⓘ
impact of Fred Harvey’s business on the settlement of the American West ⓘ
genre historical nonfiction ⓘ
hasTitle Appetite for America ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject American West ⓘ
linked to: Old West

Fred Harvey ⓘ
linked to: Fred Harvey Company

Harvey House restaurant chain ⓘ
linked to: Fred Harvey Company

railroad hospitality ⓘ
portrays Fred Harvey as a hospitality pioneer ⓘ
the Harvey system as an influence on American dining culture ⓘ
setting American Southwest ⓘ
railroad depots and hotels ⓘ
subjectArea American history ⓘ
business history ⓘ
history of travel and tourism ⓘ
subtitle Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West—One Meal at a Time ⓘ
timePeriodCovered 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ

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Stephen Fried → notableWork → Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West—One Meal at a Time ⓘ
Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West—One Meal at a Time → subtitle → Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West—One Meal at a Time ⓘ
linked to: Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West—One Meal at a Time