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For the love of Murphy's : the behind-the-counter story of a great American retailer
- Title
- For the love of Murphy's : the behind-the-counter story of a great American retailer / Jason Togyer.
- Author
- Togyer, Jason.
- Publication
- University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2008.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 09-367 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- xii, 279 p. : ill.; 28 cm.
- Summary
- "Presents a detailed history of the G.C. Murphy Company, headquartered in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Examines the larger context of the origins and evolution of five-and-ten-cent stores"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Note
- "A Keystone book"--P. facing t.p.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-270) and index.
- Contents
- Bethel Park, 1970 -- A revolution in retailing -- The Macy's of Appalachia -- Can you spare a dime? -- The Murphy girls -- At war at home and abroad -- Meals at Murphy's -- The fabulous fifties -- The pride of the chain -- McKeesport Yankees in Dixieland -- Determination and diversion -- Happy holidays -- Home runs and a few errors -- Triumph and trial -- Aftermath and legacy.
- Call Number
- JFF 09-367
- ISBN
- 9780271033709 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0271033703 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008010470
- OCLC
- 213466125
- Author
- Togyer, Jason.
- Title
- For the love of Murphy's : the behind-the-counter story of a great American retailer / Jason Togyer.
- Imprint
- University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2008.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-270) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 09-367