Harvey Houses of Kansas:: Historic Hospitality from Topeka to Syracuse

by Rosa Walston Latimer

Book Overview

Starting in Kansas, Fred Harvey's iconic Harvey House was the first to set the standard for fine dining and hospitality across the rugged Southwest. In 1876, the first of Harvey's depot restaurants opened in Topeka, followed just a few years later by the first combination hotel and restaurant in Florence. Fred Harvey and the Harvey Girls introduced good food and manners to the land of Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp and raucous cattle drives. In her third...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626198470
• ISBN13: 9781626198470
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"