Terrific new review of Appetite for America in The Objective Standard–a smart academic journal for followers of Ayn Randian thinking, and a favorite of tea partiers (which just goes to show how Fred can reach across the aisle.)

Here’s a quote:
“A feast for the soul … fascinating and entertaining … In Appetite for America, Stephen Fried skillfully tells a truly American story of rags to riches in a period during which our country was at her freest, when men could make vast fortunes via intelligence and hard work, practically unhindered by laws beyond those that govern the free market … Fried peppers the book with fascinating tales related to the railroads’ westward expansion … Although these often appear to be digressions, they serve wonderfully to paint a picture of what America was like when Harvey built and expanded his hospitality empire.”
–The Objective Standard

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