Table of Contents
Prologue: Who The Hell Is Fred Harvey? xiii
Part 1 Fred Discovers America (And Vice Versa), 1853-1901
Chapter 1 Pot Walloper 3
Chapter 2 The Last Train Stop in America 10
Chapter 3 A Gentleman Among the Bleeding Kansans 16
Chapter 4 Railroad Warrior 24
Chapter 5 Opportunistic Sponge 29
Chapter 6 Savage and Unnatural Feeding 37
Chapter 7 They'll Try Anything 46
Chapter 8 Suited to the Most Exigent or Epicurean Taste 54
Chapter 9 Cowboy Victualer 61 2 Chapter 10 Viva Las Vegas 66
Chapter 11 We Are in the Wilds, We Are Not of Them 76
Chapter 12 Harvey Girls 85
Chapter 13 Like A House Afire 98
Chapter 14 Acute Americanitis 106
Chapter 15 Transcontinental Fred 116
Chapter 16 Biting the Hand 123
Chapter 17 The Biggest Catered Lunch in American History 130
Chapter 18 Let the Boys Do it 140
Chapter 19 Rough Ridden 150
Chapter 20 The Clutches of the Grim Monster 158
Part 2 Exceeding the Standard, 1901-1948
Chapter 21 A Little Journey in the Wilderness 173
Chapter 22 The Fred Harvey Indian Department 182
Chapter 23 Tenth Legion 194
Chapter 24 On the Very Brink of the Dizzy Gulf 204
Chapter 25 Trainiacs 212
Chapter 26 Kansas City Stars 222
Chapter 27 National Parking 233
Chapter 28 Daring Young Freddy & His Flying Machines 246
Chapter 29 Soroptimistas 260
Chapter 30 The Roar of the Twenties 271
Chapter 31 Santa Fated 281
Chapter 32 A Wonderful Live Toy to Play With 288
Chapter 33 Poised for Takeoff 293
Chapter 34 Ford Harvey Has a Cold 303
Chapter 35 Freddy Spreads His Wings 310
Chapter 36 Pay no Attention to That Crashing Sound 317
Chapter 37 Loaves and Fishes 327
Chapter 38 Heir Raising 334
Chapter 39 Great Expectations 344
Chapter 40 Tailspin 354
Chapter 41 Kitty Blinks 360
Chapter 42 Private Pringle to the Rescue 368
Chapter 43 The Spies at La Fonda 379
Chapter 44 Big Hollywood Ending 382
Epilogue 390
Appendix I The Grand Tour of Fred Harvey's America 399
Appendix II Meals by Fred Harvey 410
Appendix III Fred Was Here: A Master List of Fred Harvey Locations 427
Acknowledgments & Outshouts 433
Freditor's Notes & Sources 439
Bibliography 483
Index 489