The subtitle of this book is “How Visionary Businessman Fred Harvey Built a Railroad Hospitality Empire That Civilized the Wild West”. While I had heard of Fred Harvey, and about the “Harvey Girl” movie starring Judy Garland, I didn’t realize the impact these restaurants had on the country. The person Fred Harvey was an Englishman Read More
Month: December 2022
Destiny of the Republic, by Candice Millard
This book is about the life, and short presidency, of James A Garfield. The subtitle is “A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President”. I had not learned much about Garfield, aside from the fact that he was assassinated after only a few months in office. This book brings his personality and Read More