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Surat to San Francisco : how the Patels from Gujarat established the hotel business in California 1942-1960 /

Surat to San Francisco is the untold Patel hospitality history from its genesis to its gradual consolidation and expansion (1942-1960). It chronicles how three founders, Kanji Manchhu Desai. Nanalal Patel, and D.Lal, accidentally created the first Patel hotel in Sacramento in 1942 and then helped ov...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Doshi, Mahendra K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San José, CA : Trailblazers Publishing LLC, [2022]
Subjects:
Hotelkeepers > California.
Businessmen > India > Gujarat > Biography.
East Indians > United States > Biography.
Motels > United States.
Businessmen.
East Indians.
Hotelkeepers.
Motels.
India > Gujarat.
United States.
Biographies.
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Summary:Surat to San Francisco is the untold Patel hospitality history from its genesis to its gradual consolidation and expansion (1942-1960). It chronicles how three founders, Kanji Manchhu Desai. Nanalal Patel, and D.Lal, accidentally created the first Patel hotel in Sacramento in 1942 and then helped over two dozen Patels and Khatris to lease inexpensive SROs in San Francisco. The stories of Gujarati hoteliers, told for the first time, are fascinating, exciting, and inspiring--a must-read. --back cover of book
Physical Description:338 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9798985711615