Project Gutenberg 1996-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 253 Ferber, Edna 1885 1968 Emma McChesney and Co. Broadway to Buenos Aires -- Thanks to Miss Morrissey -- A closer corporation -- Blue serge -- "Hoops, my dear!" -- Sisters under their skin -- An étude for Emma. Produced by Charles Keller. HTML version by Al Haines. "Emma McChesney and Co." by Edna Ferber is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Emma McChesney, a strong-willed saleswoman who is navigating the competitive world of the women's fashion industry. With a keen business sense and a desire to succeed, Emma is poised to travel to South America to expand her company's reach against the rival Sans-Silk Skirt Company, led by her former colleague, Fat Ed Meyers. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Emma McChesney, whose dedication to her son and career sets the stage for her upcoming challenges. The opening chapter depicts her lively dialogue with her business partner, T. A. Buck, highlighting their dynamic partnership. Emma's determination to seize opportunities in South America is met with both skepticism and support from Buck, capturing the tension between their professional ambitions and personal concerns. The initial interactions not only establish Emma's character as a savvy and confident businesswoman but also hint at the unfolding drama between ambition, gender roles, and a budding romance that could complicate their professional lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories McChesney, Emma (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Traveling sales personnel -- Fiction Women sales personnel -- Fiction Businesswomen -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Fashion Category: Business/Management 289511 2025-08-01T05:30:56.463337 text/html 284077 2021-01-01T08:41:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 106947 2021-01-01T08:41:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 182314 2025-08-01T05:31:03.124317 application/epub+zip 186186 2025-08-01T05:30:59.164328 application/epub+zip 169465 2025-08-01T05:30:58.062331 application/epub+zip 349648 2025-08-01T05:31:05.975323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338275 2025-08-01T05:31:02.445375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287905 2022-09-01T05:55:31.324561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266088 2025-08-01T05:30:55.602359 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 265978 2021-01-01T08:41:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104234 2021-01-01T08:41:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20148 2025-08-01T05:31:06.106278 application/rdf+xml 14257 2025-08-01T05:30:58.573302 image/jpeg 4055 2025-08-01T05:30:58.329325 image/jpeg 178969 2025-08-01T05:30:56.486340 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