Harvey Girl - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Sheila Wood FoardAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2006-04-15Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:Texas Tech University PressISBN-13:9780896725706ISBN-10:896725707UPC:9780896725706Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, Social ThemesBook Topic:United States, Runaways, Self-Esteem & Self-RelianceAward:Land of Enchantment Book Award Nominee - Young Adult Award|2007 WILLA Literary Award Winner - Children/Young Adult AwardSize:8.86 x 6.10 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.6305Product ID:SCGGZ5932V
Harvey Girl
Wanted: Young women, 18 to 30 years of age, of good moral character, attractive and intelligent, as waitresses in the Harvey Eating Houses on the Santa Fe Railroad in the West. Good wages with room and meals furnished. Liberal tips customary. Experience not necessary. Harvey Girls served gourmet meals to passengers of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. During the late 1800s and the first...
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Texas Tech University PressISBN-13:9780896725706ISBN-10:896725707UPC:9780896725706Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, Social ThemesBook Topic:United States, Runaways, Self-Esteem & Self-RelianceAward:Land of Enchantment Book Award Nominee - Young Adult Award|2007 WILLA Literary Award Winner - Children/Young Adult AwardSize:8.86 x 6.10 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.6305Product ID:SCGGZ5932V
Sheila Wood Foard devoted years to researching and writing about the Harvey Girls. As a docent at a Harvey House in New Mexico, she interviewed former Harvey Girls to get their stories firsthand. A former English and journalism teacher, Foard is a writing instructor for the Institute of Children's Literature and the author of the teen biography Diego Rivera. Her stories, articles, and poems have...
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
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🏆 Land of Enchantment Book Award Nominee - Young Adult Award|2007 WILLA Literary Award Winner - Children/Young Adult Award
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