Jesse Boot of Nottingham, Founder of The Boots Company
Details:
- Author(s) Weir, Christopher
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1994
- Pages 72pp; illus
- Publisher The firm
- Place Published Nottingham
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Commissioned narrative history for popular use, drawing on the scholarly work of S D Chapman, 'Jesse Boot of Boots the Chemists'. Heavily illustrated. Chapters include: 'Early days'; 'Pills, powders and the popular press'; 'Jesse branches out'; 'Largest, best and cheapest'; 'A family, a business and an empire'; 'War and peace'; 'A vision for the future'