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For the Love of Murphy's

Name: For the Love of Murphy's
Brand: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9780271033709
Price: 101.0 AUD
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PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESSISBN: 9780271033709

The Behind-the-Counter Story of a Great American Retailer

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By Jason Togyer
Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: December 14, 2008
Format: HARDBACK
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Pages: 292

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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.

Contents

List of Illustrations

Foreword

Preface and Acknowledgments

1. Bethel Park, 1970

2. A Revolution in Retailing

3. The Macy’s of Appalachia

4. Can You Spare a Dime?

5. The Murphy Girls

6. At War at Home and Abroad

7 Meals at Murphy’s

8. The Fabulous Fifties

9. The Pride of the Chain

10. McKeesport Yankees in Dixieland

11. Determination and Diversion

12. Happy Holidays

13. Home Runs and a Few Errors

14. Triumph and Trial

15. Aftermath and Legacy

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“For the Love of Murphy’s documents a quintessentially American business, delving into its origins, growth, and ultimate demise, and it will be appreciated by historians and students of business as well as researchers on topics including rural life, women’s studies, World Wars I and II, and labor history.”

—Mary A. Larson, The Oral History Review

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