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Description for Harvey Girl
Paperback. During the late 1800s and the first half of the 1900s, Harvey Houses were a familiar sight to train travelers in the American West. There were one hundred Harvey Houses and about a hundred thousand Harvey Girls over the years. This book includes a section on the real Harvey Girls history. Num Pages: 152 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: YFC. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 225 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
'The nonfiction aspects of the subject and the era are subtly interwoven into Clara's own adventure; readers may not realize they're getting a history lesson as well as an exciting tale...Readers will follow with much interest Clara's experience as a young country girl out on her own, trying to learn the many details and rules of her new job...Although this fast-paced novel is well suited for its intended age group, adults will enjoy it as well. Foard supplements the story with a section on the real Harvey Girls history. In Kansas City, a Mrs. Steel hires the protagonist, saying: 'I ... Read more
'The nonfiction aspects of the subject and the era are subtly interwoven into Clara's own adventure; readers may not realize they're getting a history lesson as well as an exciting tale...Readers will follow with much interest Clara's experience as a young country girl out on her own, trying to learn the many details and rules of her new job...Although this fast-paced novel is well suited for its intended age group, adults will enjoy it as well. Foard supplements the story with a section on the real Harvey Girls history. In Kansas City, a Mrs. Steel hires the protagonist, saying: 'I ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896725706
SKU
V9780896725706
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-8
Reviews for Harvey Girl
"Outstanding... The author created a work of fiction that successfully tells about historical events while capturing the reader's attention. I was hooked from the beginning and could hardly put the book down before finishing... Harvey Girl is an excellent book. Author Foard effectively teaches a history lesson while weaving a story about a high-spirited Ozark farm girl from "Missourah."
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