Fortunes, Fiddles and Fried Chicken : A Business History of Nashville
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (725 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1577361784 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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McWherter, former Tennessee governor Reading Fortunes, Fiddles & Fried Chicken is like taking a Berlitz course on the history of Nashville business. -- Will Pinkston,Anyone who wants to know what really happened in the boardrooms and backrooms of this city on-the-make will read it. -- Craigh L. Leopold, owner of the NHL Nashville Predators . -- John Egerton, author of Nashville: The Faces of Two Centuries I knew, loved, and respected many of the people in this book, such as Bill Weaver, Sam Fleming -- Ned R. ovides
Hill Stores Co. “People just went hog wild,” said Bradford. Bill Carey’s book dramatically changes all that.” Carey said he hopes the book adds to Nashville’s sense of community and sense of identity. He chronicles the National Life & Accident Insurance Co., a business that helped Nashville become the home of country music and a major tourist destination. Hill Sr. In the words of H.G. they will become more proud of their hometown. Carey lives in East Nashville with his wife and step-daughter. Hill Sr., founder of H.G. Hill Food Stores. J.C. was the “kind of person who would get off a streetcar, turn to his employee and say, ‘We are going to build a store here! Get everybody out here! We are going to have that thing opened by Monday and by God that is what we are going to do.’” John Egerton, author of Nashville: The Faces of Two Centuries, said of Carey’s book, “For a town that takes great pride in the quality of its business enterprises, Nashville has been surprisingly negligent about recording the stories of its biggest deals and dealmakers—the triumphs as well as the disasters. (Jimmy) Bradford Jr. But most importantly, I hope that this book helps the entrepreneurs and executives of the twenty-first century to avoid the mistakes of the past,” Carey said. &nb
"Condition was rated as good or possibly very good" according to Jonesy. Condition was rated as good or possibly very good, but I was pleasantly surprised and would have rated it as excellent. Cover and all pages but one (dog eared) were pristine. I was very satisfied.. Nashville business has never been more entertaining A Customer Ever wonder how the "Grand Ole Opry" came to exist? (It was developed as a marketing tool to sell insurance!) Bill Carey shares this story and many more in a most entertaining style. This is a must read for anyone who lives, has lived, or has ever done business in Nashville. Carey does . Valuable history -- and a great read! A Customer Perhaps every American city harbors as many untold stories of hustlers, visionaries, scoundrels and larger-than-life characters as Nashville does -- but few other cities have had the stories of their business lives told so vividly. Carey's research lays aside long-held misconceptions, p