The Harvey Girls - Juliette Fay - Gallery Books

''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. ... 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''--

Product Specs:
EAN/ISBN: 9781668095065

Contributor: Juliette Fay

Call Number: PS3606.A95

Dewey: 813.6

Category: Fred Harvey (Firm) ; Hotel El Tovar ; Railroad travel ; Waitresses ; Hotels ; Arizona ; Grand Canyon ; Female friendship ; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.) ; Topeka (Kan.) ; Historical fiction

Harmonized Code: 4901.99.0075

Category: Chronological Period | 20th Century

Publish Date: 08/12/2025