Roast Beef, Medium: The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney
Published in 1917 and  1913, respectively, these books represent early steps in  Ferber's journey to her 1924 Pulitzer Prize. Fanny is the  semiautobiographical story of a Jewish girl growing up in the  Midwest. Roast Beef is the chronicle of Emma McChesney, a  divorced mother and traveling sales rep for T.A. Buck's  Featherloom Skirts and Petticoats. Both titles feature vintage  illustrations and scholarly introductions.Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.