Overview

The Wellington boot has been at the epicentre of global affairs ever since its invention in 1817, when the Duke of Wellington, freshly back from beating Napoleon, found his old boots most uncomfortable when worn with new-fangled trousers. He instructed his shoemaker to make a simple modification - and the rest is history. The history of the Wellington Boot, told here for the first time, is also the history of the world. It is an epic tale, encompassing the rise and fall of empires, corporate piracy, fetish wear, transatlantic rivalry, and such iconic figures as Christopher Columbus, Beau Brummel, Princess Diana and Kate Moss...This is entertaining and eccentric history-cum-humour for the Christmas market.

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'Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to remain interesting. Adam Edwards handles his subject with affection and idiosyncratic elan...He tells the story with engaging journalistic vigour and eye for atmospheric detail.' -- Nick Foulkes, Literary Review 'A genuine history, written with a light touch ! perfect loo reading.' -- Paul Callan, Daily Express 'Edwards is a hugely engaging writer and he rattles through the earth-shaking and the insignificant with equal good humour' -- Sinclair Mackay, Daily Telegraph 'This golly-gosh story of galoshes takes us from the leather welly at war to the rubber wellies as modern style icon' -- Iain Finlayson, The Times

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Adam Edwards is a journalist who writes regularly for the Daily Telegraph and Financial Times.

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