Blog Entry #3: Summary



                      In the book "Fast Food Nation' written by Eric Schlosser, chapter one "The Founding Fathers" speaks about how post-war effected life in California economically. It was actually described as a "Fabulous Boom"  according to historian Carey McWilliams. Carl Karcher was a delivery boy for Armstrong's Bakery. He delivered bread to restaurants and bakeries in West L.A. He was amazed by the number of hot dogs stands opening and the number of buns they needed for the week. He had come across a hot dog stand that was for sell and decided to buy it. He then married and started a family with a young lady named Margaret Heinz. His one hot dog stand turned into four hot dog stands by the end of 1944. But owning four hot dog stands and working full time at the bakery still was not meeting Carl's expectations. He decided buy the store that was for sale across the street from Margaret's farm and quit the bakery job. In a week Carl had opened up his very own restaurant named " Carl's Drive-in Barbeque". Business was good but it was only after World War II where business soared for Carl and many other businesses. The oil and film businesses also had a positive outcome after the war. This made California the second largest manufacturing center in America and transformed Southern California into the most important economic region in the West.