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Famous Nathan : a family saga of Coney Island, the American dream, and the search for the perfect hot dog

Famous Nathan : a family saga of Coney Island, the American dream, and the search for the perfect hot dog

Book 2016

"Beginning with just five feet of counter space on Coney Island in 1916, Nathan's Famous -- based on the basic principles of quality ingredients, hard work and a price everyone could afford -- soon stretched across the globe, launching the hotdog as an American food staple and Nathan Handwerker to national fame. But the story behind the dog is even tastier. Fleeing Eastern Europe as the shadow of WWI looms large with nothing but twenty dollars in...