Cherry delight : a family memoir Robert Cherry

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cherry, Robert Allen, 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cherry family.

Cherry, Mary, 1912-2009.

Cherry, Mary.

Cherry, Joe (Joseph), 1909-1981.

Cherry, Joe.

Cherry, Robert Allen, 1943-.

Cherry, Robert Allen.

Jews--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.

Jews.

Physical Description:

xi, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[United States?] : [Robert A. Cherry?], 2014.

Summary:

On New Year's Eve, in 1929, as the Great Depression and Prohibition cast a shadow over America, a spirited young Philadelphian kissed his Cinderella at midnight. Joe Cherry was 20. Mary Mitnick, the belle of South Philadelphia, was 17. That kiss between the author's parents ignited a remarkable love story, the subject of Cherry Delight. Starting married life with little but grit and determination, Joe and Mary survived the Great Depression and World War II. In post-war America, they thrived: Joe built successful food businesses-among them the business that created the iconic Slim Jim; Mary filled the family with good food (Jewish and American) and good values. ... Beginning in the Russian Empire and unfolding in Philadelphia, this narrative spans the late nineteenth century to the first decade of the twenty-first. The story of one family, in truth it is a story that will resonate with anyone whose ancestors built a life in America. Or who just enjoys a well-told tale. Come meet Joe and his beloved Mary-a Cherry Delight. -- Dust jacket.

Notes:

"Publication design by Wayne Kobza ... Cover and jacket design by Jessica Sullivan Design" -- Title page verso.

ISBN:

9780991386406

099138640X

OCLC:

930258813