Commanders of the Dining Room - Biographic Sketches and Portraits of Successful Head Waiters (Paperback)

Originally published in 1904, Commanders of the Dining Room features brief biographies of more than fifty African American head waiters and front-of-house restaurant staff, giving insight into the traditions and personalities that shaped these culinary institutions. Maccannon, himself an African American and a former head waiter, also offers a brief portrait of the Head and Second Waiters' National Benefit Association (a union for the industry and for African American hotel workers). Though the HSWNBA was formed in Chicago and held conventions there, many of the waiters profiled in this book hail from southern restaurants. Maccannon published Commanders to increase the visibility and stature of Black waiters; to assure employers that they could count on members of the HSWNBA to thoroughly know their business; to attest to their commitment to be dependable workers; and to showcase model African American manhood. In the vein of Booker T. Washington, Commanders proclaimed to young waiters that they could achieve success if they educated themselves, worked hard, and joined an association like the HSWNBA. In Commanders they could see head waiters, at the pinnacle of the profession, who had started out at the bottom and worked their way to the top, overcoming a variety of challenges along the way.

General

Imprint:	University of Georgia Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Southern Foodways Alliance Studies in Culture, People, and Place Series
Release date:	October 2021
Authors:	E. A. Maccannon
Foreword by:	Maurice Carlos Ruffin • Danya Pilgrim
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	190
ISBN-13:	978-0-8203-6080-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Industrial relations > General Books > History > American history > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-8203-6080-5
Barcode:	9780820360805

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