Thomas, Howard, O'Neal, Don and Ghertman, Michael (Eds). Strategy, structure and style. Chichester: John Wiley, 1997

Book review

Howard Johnson's: Rise and Fall of an American Icon

The Howard Johnson’s restaurant chain was one of the first franchise success stories in the United States. Climbing in size to be over 1,000 restaurants, the chain today boasts fewer than 30 units. How could such a successful company spiral downward to virtually nothing? This article examines the history of the chain and offers reasons for its success and demise.

A cidade-jardim de Ebenezer Howard: um estudo de sua influência para a circulação de ideias e modelos no urbanismo do século XX

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

President William Howard Taft and First Lady Nellie Taft at South Bass Island

This picture shows President William Howard Taft and First Lady Helen Herron Taft readying to lay the cornerstone of Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial on South Bass Island in August 1912. The monument was built between 1912 and 1915 to commemorate Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's victory on Lake Erie over the British fleet in September 1813. It also represented the lasting peace between the U.S., Canada, and England.

[Map of proposed extension of Vermont Avenue N.W. between Florida and Georgia avenues as desired by the Trustees of Howard University, Washington D.C.] /

Partial cadastral map showing lots in path of proposed avenue extension.

A cidade-jardim de Ebenezer Howard: um estudo de sua influência para a circulação de ideias e modelos no urbanismo do século XX

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

Jeu des échecs; historique de la lutte entre l'éditeur du Palamède, journal français [P.F. de Saint-Amant] et l'éditeur du Chess player's chronicle, journal anglais [Howard Staunton] lettre à l'éditeur du Palamède.

Mode of access: Internet.