Project Gutenberg 2013-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 124 Butler, Ellis Parker 1869 1937 Crawford, Will 1869 1944 The Great American Pie Company Produced by David Widger "The Great American Pie Company" by Ellis Parker Butler is a humorous novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a fictional small-town setting where two men, Ephraim Deacon and Phineas Doolittle, find themselves in a pie-making competition that escalates into an elaborate scheme to dominate the pie market and beyond. The novel captures the essence of American entrepreneurial spirit with a light-hearted and satirical tone. The narrative begins with Eph Deacon, a philosophical man whose wife, Mrs. Deacon, bakes exquisite pies, leading to a local business rivalry with Phineas Doolittle, who also wants to sell his own pies at lower prices. Their comedic exchanges lead them to consider a partnership, which evolves into a grand—and increasingly absurd—business plan that includes buying out farms, fruit supply, bakeries, and even railroads. As they dream of their pie empire, they humorously navigate the complexities and potential pitfalls of their ambitious ideas, highlighting themes of competition, camaraderie, and the quirks of small-town life. Ultimately, their plans come into question as they grapple with the realities of business risks and the role of labor unions, leading to a comically unsatisfying conclusion to their grand ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Short stories Humorous stories United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Business -- Fiction PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 53925 2025-08-17T17:04:34.919170 text/html 31034 2024-10-23T19:39:09 text/html 916901 2025-08-17T17:04:40.185120 application/epub+zip 915447 2025-08-17T17:04:37.795132 application/epub+zip 79727 2025-08-17T17:04:36.614276 application/epub+zip 1026240 2025-08-17T17:04:41.876155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1016988 2025-08-17T17:04:39.418128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158832 2022-09-20T07:07:23.760545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43507 2025-08-17T17:04:34.604156 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43385 2018-03-11T11:20:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17545 2025-08-17T17:04:41.999126 application/rdf+xml 14072 2025-08-17T17:04:37.111126 image/jpeg 3504 2025-08-17T17:04:36.857132 image/jpeg 952123 2025-08-17T17:04:34.940133 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia