Publication

1999-10-12 - The Johns Hopkins University Press

Language

English

Word Count

104,000 words, Guess

Page Count

416 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number98049864
  • LibraryThing956915
  • Goodreads1788548

Classifications

  • LCCTX945 .J35 1999

Description

this is a good book

Description

"In Fast Food: Roadside Restaurants in the Automobile Age, John Jakle and Keith Sculle contemplate the origins, architecture, and commercial growth of wayside eateries in the United States over the past 100 years. This new volume examines the impact of the automobile on the restaurant business and offers a thorough account of roadside dining. Jakle and Sculle begin with America in the 1850s, when restaurants came into their own, and trace the evolution from coffee shops, main street cafes, and diners to drive-ins and drive-throughs. Focusing on the people who created and ran these enterprises, the authors recount the rise of early franchises such as White Castle and White Tower and the later dominance of large corporate chains such as Burger King, Hardee's, and - the giant of them all - McDonald's."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

We begin by asking our readers to indulge some personal reminiscing and some preliminary defining of key concepts.

Subjects

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  • Fast Food: Roadside Restaurants in the Automobile Age (The Road and American Culture)HardcoverThe Johns Hopkins University Press1999-10-12

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