{"product_id":"commanders-of-the-dining-room-biographic-sketches-and-portraits-of-successful-head-waiters-paperback","title":"Commanders of the Dining Room: Biographic Sketches and Portraits of Successful Head Waiters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. A. Maccannon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaurice Carlos Ruffin\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eDanya Pilgrim\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1904, \u003ci\u003eCommanders of the Dining Room \u003c\/i\u003efeatures 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaccannon published \u003ci\u003eCommanders\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eCommanders \u003c\/i\u003eproclaimed to young waiters that they could achieve success if they educated themselves, worked hard, and joined an association like the HSWNBA. In \u003ci\u003eCommanders\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEDWIN A. MACCANNON was born around 1866 in St. Kitts, British West Indies. He emigrated to New York in 1884. In addition to working in several New York restaurants, Maccannon owned and operated Gwendolyn Publishing Company at 130 Fulton Street in New York. He is buried in Brooklyn's Evergreen Cemetery alongside his wife, Annie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49149972906136,"sku":"9780820360805","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/b0E2bmVlU3czNU9mR0dzU0w3c05ZUT09.webp?v=1779544436","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/commanders-of-the-dining-room-biographic-sketches-and-portraits-of-successful-head-waiters-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}