Fred Harvey decided to "civilize the West" with a string of restaurant/hotels situated near railroad depots. These restaurant/inns were probably the first businesses to standardize dress, meal serving times and server/waitress behavior in each hotel.
Jenny Munday was the "chosen daughter" who gave up an independent life to take care of her parents and siblings. After 28 years, Jenny decides to leave the family's Iowa farm and strike out on her own. She's tired of the monotony of cooking, cleaning and tending other folk's children.
Jenny decides to become a waitress as a Harvey's Girl. On the train going to training and a job, Jenny meets August McCormick, a federal marshal, and sparks fly. The dialogue is witty and snappy. The child, True, is also introduced on the train.
True and the old sheriff, Jim "Spider" Morris, provide much of the humor in the story. The two books in this series highlight a lost tradition of the American West - Harvey girls and their distinctive dress (solid black dresses with a large white apron covering most of the front of the gown).
A book about the Harvey Girls: [...] There was also a Judy Garland movie about them.
There was an involved plot that provided plenty of action and surprises. I felt this was more interesting than the second book, "To Tame a Texan's Heart."
Harvey Girls Series
1) The Texan and the Lady
2) To Tame a Texan's Heart
Jenny Munday was the "chosen daughter" who gave up an independent life to take care of her parents and siblings. After 28 years, Jenny decides to leave the family's Iowa farm and strike out on her own. She's tired of the monotony of cooking, cleaning and tending other folk's children.
Jenny decides to become a waitress as a Harvey's Girl. On the train going to training and a job, Jenny meets August McCormick, a federal marshal, and sparks fly. The dialogue is witty and snappy. The child, True, is also introduced on the train.
True and the old sheriff, Jim "Spider" Morris, provide much of the humor in the story. The two books in this series highlight a lost tradition of the American West - Harvey girls and their distinctive dress (solid black dresses with a large white apron covering most of the front of the gown).
A book about the Harvey Girls: [...] There was also a Judy Garland movie about them.
There was an involved plot that provided plenty of action and surprises. I felt this was more interesting than the second book, "To Tame a Texan's Heart."
Harvey Girls Series
1) The Texan and the Lady
2) To Tame a Texan's Heart
