_In this provocative novel of reconstruction and race, a Civil War veteran tries to create a new utopia in his Southern hometown after gaining enlightenment and riches in the North. _ Revolutionary in both its storyline and its storytelling, _The Colonel's Dream_ was one of the most progressive bo
Colonel Sanders and the American Dream
โ Scribed by Ozersky, Josh
- Book ID
- 108136221
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 8 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780292723825
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โฆ Synopsis
This engrossing biography of Kentucky Fried Chicken/KFC founder Harland Sanders tells a uniquely American story of a dirt-poor striver with unlimited ambition who launched one of the world's most successful brands--and then ended up as a mere symbol for the corporation that bought him out.
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