02615cam a22003733u 4500 6016 UtSlPG 20260610133147.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Ferber, Edna, 1885-1968 Roast Beef, Medium: The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2004-07-01 Roast beef, medium -- Representing T. A. Buck -- Chickens -- His mother's son -- Pink tights and ginghams -- Simply skirts -- Underneath the high-cut vest -- Catching up with Christmas -- Knee-deep in knickers -- In the absence of the agent. Text file produced by Carel Lyn Miske, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Roast Beef, Medium: The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney" by Edna Ferber is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Emma McChesney, a strong and independent traveling saleswoman for T. A. Buck's Featherloom Petticoats, who navigates the challenges of her profession with wit and tenacity while also reflecting on her personal life and maternal instincts. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Emma as she enjoys a solitary dinner in a small-town hotel, contemplating her work and the competitive nature of the retail industry. She reflects on her experiences as a traveling saleswoman, highlighted by her encounter with a handsome, young man, who is new to the business. The interaction leads Emma to impart some hard-earned wisdom about the realities of their jobs, while also wrestling with her reminiscences of home and motherhood. This opening sets the stage for a mix of humor and serious introspection as Emma balances her professional ambitions with her role as a mother to her teenage son, Jock. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Mothers and sons -- Fiction McChesney, Emma (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Traveling sales personnel -- Fiction Women sales personnel -- Fiction Businesswomen -- Fiction Adventure stories, American https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6016 48039 48039