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OverviewRich people from the times of the Greeks and Romans had always travelled for pleasure, indeed there was nothing new in the aristocratic Grand Tours taking in Paris and Rome, but it was Thomas Cook - aided by the spreading of the railways, an increase in statutory holidays and his wide use of advertising - who first helped to bring mobility to the masses. In this, the first book to look at the man behind the business, Jill Hamilton explores the origins of the former Baptist lay-preacher who wanted to take campaigners to a temperance meeting in the Midlands and thus organised the first ever package holiday in the history of modern travel and created the beginnings of Thos. Cook & Son. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jill HamiltonPublisher: The History Press Ltd Imprint: Sutton Publishing Ltd Edition: New edition ISBN: 9780750933261ISBN 10: 0750933267 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 02 February 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJill, Duchess of Hamilton is a former newspaper journalist in both Australia and Fleet Street. Her previous books include, God,Guns and Israel: Britain, The First World War and the origins of the Jewish Homeland (Sutton 2003). She is a member of the Royal United Services Institute, vice-president of the RSPCA and a Fellow of the Linnean Society, London. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |