| International Standard Book Number |
9798891646599 (large print)
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| Personal Name |
Fay, Juliette, author.
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| Title Statement |
The Harvey Girls / Juliette Fay.
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| Edition Statement |
Center Point Large Print edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
517 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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| General Note |
Includes prologue and author's note with historical information.
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| General Note |
Regular print version previously published by: Gallery Books.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographic references.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"1926: Charlotte Crowninshield was born into one of the finest Boston society families. Now she's on the run from a brutal husband, desperate to disappear into the wilds of the Southwest. Billie MacTavish is the oldest of nine children born to Scottish immigrants in Nebraska. She quit school in the sixth grade to help with her mother's washing and mending business, but even that isn't enough to keep the family afloat. Desperate, both women join the ranks of the Harvey Girls, waitresses who serve in America's first hospitality chain on the Santa Fe railroad. Hired on the same day, they share three things: a room, a heartfelt dislike of each other . . . and each has a secret that will certainly get them fired. Through twelve-hour days of training in Topeka, Kansas, they learn the fine art of service, perfecting their skills despite bouts of homesickness, fear of being discovered, and a run-in with the KKK. When they're sent to work at the luxurious El Tovar hotel at the Grand Canyon, the challenges only grow, as Billie struggles to hide her young age from would-be suitors, and Charlotte discovers the little-known dark side of the national park's history."-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject-Corporate Name |
Fred Harvey (Firm) Employees Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Large type books.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Mail order brides Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Waitresses Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Hospitality industry United States Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States History 1919-1933 Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Arizona Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.) History Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Southwestern States Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Romance fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Large print books.
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